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& History
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& Think
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and X-Ray
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Diagnosis
The
Disease
Treatment
Conclusions
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There
is no short cut to giving someone this kind of news. You can't send a letter
or have your nurse call.
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You need to meet with the person
face-to-face.
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No, they won't hear what you're
saying at first, everything will likely need to be repeated a few days
later.
Once Mr. Herbert understood
the situation, he readily agreed to the necessary surgery.
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Five days later, he had a partial
colectomy.
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There was no evidence of liver
metastasis and
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No obvious involvement of the
regional lymph nodes at the time of surgery.
Here's what the
tumor looked like.
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