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On Being a Patient |2 September 2008

Where I Live

Jeanne Macrae, MD

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My life ended when I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. The doctors at the hospital where I was treated always called it “ovary cancer.” It seems like a small point, but to me, it symbolized how far I had strayed from the normal world—even the normal world of medicine where I work. I was treated in this alien place for 9 interminable months, surrounded by other words I had had no personal connection with before: optimal debulking, stem-cell support, second-look procedure, peritoneal port. Having had no personal experience with serious illness of my own, I found it horrific beyond description—one...
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Macrae J. Where I Live. Ann Intern Med. 2008;149:355–356. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-149-5-200809020-00012

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(5):355-356.

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-149-5-200809020-00012

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