Date: 3/25/24
Name of podcast: Dr. Patient
Episode title and number: 12 Bosom Buddies
Episode summary:
Today's episode is a fly-on-the-wall perspective for you of how friends talk about cancer. A couple of my friends and I all had cancer within a couple of years of each other, and this is a full-length, unedited conversation that we had about it last year. Warning there's some foul language and tough discussions.
Guest(s): Laura and Melissa
Key Terms:
portacath [15:04] - a device that is placed under the skin, usually on the right side of the chest, with a tube that goes deeper into a blood vessel. Medications and IV fluids can be given through it
medical oncologist [multiple times] - a doctor that specializes in the chemical treatment of cancers, primary chemotherapy
surgical oncologist [multiple times] - a doctor that specializes in performing surgical removals of cancers
ecchymosis [29:36] - this is the medical term for a bruise
References:
none for this episode