Worth It?

Saturday, September 24th 2005

Avastin has a HIGH prevalence for causing serious tears in the users intestinal tract. This is a shame since this drug had enough publicity for even me to have heard of it. Major side effects like this, especially for groundbreaking and novel drugs are very likely; I certainly don’t think such a risk means patients cannot give ‘informed consent’. The drug is still a viable option in the fight against some types of cancer, it just needs to be used with more caution.

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Medicine, healthcare policy, and random commentary from a medical student still on the naive side of the fence.

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I'm a fourth year medical student in Texas.

I did my undergrad work in USC's School of Cinematic Arts. I have a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Writing for Screen & Television. I loved it, but a future of waiting tables and taking meetings with B-List producers was not for me.

This blog is ostensibly to discuss healthcare policy and maybe educate a few of my fellow medical students. But it will stray into current events, politics, and other science topics when they draw my interest

Other odd notes about me:

I've skied half the resorts on this list (Squaw Valley/Lake Tahoe, Snowbird/Park City, Whistler, Taos, Vail)
I "played" lacrosse in high school and through a club level team in college
My favorite (if not the best) films: The Godfather, Dr. Strangelove, Peking Opera Blues, Monty Python and The Holy Grail, Hackers, Anchorman, Ikiru, Gladiator, Collateral, Slap Shot, Aliens
I'm a pretty good cook
The part of my brain allowing me to assimilate new languages is atrophic or broken or something
"Therefor I Travel." I've currently been to (if for too short a time): Mexico, Australia, Britain, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy, Canada, Czech Republic, Ireland
I'm a big sports fan, especially college football and NBA basketball. My teams: USC Trojans, San Antonio Spurs, Texas Longhorns, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Astros, Duke Blue Devils (Lacrosse), West Ham United

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