How Doctors Think: Dr. Jerome Groopman

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Thursday, March 22, 2007
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I have long been a fan of Dr. Jerome Groopman, a world famous oncologist and Harvard Medical School professor, who writes for the New Yorker. He has a new book out called How Doctors Think (Houghton Mifflin Company). I haven't read the entire book yet but have reviewed several excerpts th...

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Thursday, March 22, 2007 at 11:19 PM

Thanks a lot for your post. I have often felt that I need to have all my symptoms well laid out on paper before I talk to a doctor. That way I can convey the information fast enough and completely enough so the doctor won't jump to wrong conclusions. Your article confirms to me the need to help doctors as much as we can. They have all the training but a lot of what they conclude is based on what we tell them.