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Postby troporobo » Thu Dec 08, 2005 8:05 am

Can I be listed as a Doctor of Philosophy?!?! Though as my friends often point out, "PhD" really stands for "piled higher and deeper" :-)
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Postby Quiel » Thu Dec 08, 2005 5:16 pm

jonas wrote:i believe the procedure you mentioned detects cancer through tumor markers in the blood. These are PSA, AFP, CEA, CA19-9,etc. These tumor markers have been around for a long time and many large hospitals can measure them. What you may be referring to is a dedicated machine that can measure all of these tumor markers in one go instead of one by one. For people with no cancer yet and they have this or any blood screening for cancer done, the value would be the early detection of cancer. But a biopsy or other confirmatory procedures (CT, MRI, ultrasound, PET,etc) still has to be done once the blood exam is positive. Surgeons and oncologists need confirmatory tests before operating or giving chemotherapy. It is not enough to know that a person has breast cancer or pancreatic cancer, the actual cancer cells have to be seen through a microscope and the size and location of the actual tumor mass have to be seen in a scan for proper treatment to be given.


Thanks, Jonas

Just spoke with a Dr who's espousing it (along with natural medication). I'm pretty impressed with 99% precision of their detection. If I got it correctly, they call it "protein chip tumor detection" aka "c-12". But yes, extra procedures have to be done in case of positive findings and with the decision to remove the tumor.
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Postby jonas » Fri Dec 09, 2005 12:16 am

Quiel wrote:
Thanks, Jonas

Just spoke with a Dr who's espousing it (along with natural medication). I'm pretty impressed with 99% precision of their detection. If I got it correctly, they call it "protein chip tumor detection" aka "c-12". But yes, extra procedures have to be done in case of positive findings and with the decision to remove the tumor.


i think the C12 may mean it measures 12 tumor markers. if you're deathly afraid of cancer or have a strong family history of it then it may be a good idea to have that test. just keep in mind that highly sensitive tests will have false positives which means more (expensive and time-consuming) tests to confirm it. but for some, its worth it if it will mean earlier detection and possible cure for this sad disease.
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Postby vintage_dog » Thu Jan 12, 2006 10:01 am

migs is a cardio and a violinist ;-)
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Postby stereophile » Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:36 pm

vintage_dog wrote:migs is a cardio and a violinist ;-)


Low handicap golfer was also not mentioned! :D
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Postby TonoMan » Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:43 pm

docbebot is another one. he's also a violinist.

not sure about his golf handicap though :-)
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Postby al » Fri Jan 13, 2006 3:40 am

Hi,
Im not a doctor and not pretending to be one though i work with them and use steth for hearing breathsounds(mainly),heart murmurs and stuff coz im respiratory therapist by profession.Do you guys (MD'S)have heard of this sthestscope with electronic amplication and some with graphics waveforms aim to provide more concrete assesment rather than subjective hearing from a clinician.Well coz there are also differences in opinion on what is heard on patients breathsounds or heartsounds and may vary subjectively accdg to the clininicians interpretation and expirience(ive seen some of this arguments) on what is heard so im wondering if its the same thing with hi-fi wherein a lab result could be more reliable and unbias? --al
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Postby migs » Fri Jan 13, 2006 2:29 pm

VD: tube rolling violinist thanks to you
stereophile: wouldnt classify myself as a low handicapper in golf. btw, sterophile is an orthopedic hand specialist; he can help wiredstate members who have developed carpal tunnel syndrome from twisting and pulling out all those tubes thru the years (and those who used their right hand too much during their adolescent years).
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Postby conspicuous » Fri Jan 13, 2006 2:47 pm

troporobo wrote:Can I be listed as a Doctor of Philosophy?!?! Though as my friends often point out, "PhD" really stands for "piled higher and deeper" :-)


heheh, sali ako dyan. i'm called "doc" at work by my staff. my phd is in chem though. :)
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Postby Quiel » Wed May 24, 2006 5:44 pm

i thought it might be something useful to share (but i hope no else would need it anyway)

i guess this thing (C12) didn't work in my case (1% failure?). the earlier negative findings was refuted by biopsy/lab tests. :(

no, it's not me -- just someone very close. :( :(
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Postby docsialu » Mon Jun 05, 2006 7:56 pm

radiologist here
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Postby Black_Mamba » Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:55 pm

helo,

im not da doc,

my wife is :oops:

ob-gyne

pero at davao....

ako nasa manila :twisted:
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Re: Any doctors in the house?

Postby dr. feelgood » Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:20 pm

stereophile wrote:I'm curious. There are bankers and insurance brokers. Both of whom are vinyl piranhas. :lol: I'd like to know how many doctors are members of WS. Another point of interest are their specialties. I'll start the ball rolling...

1. Stereophile- Orthopedics & Hand Surgery, Makati Medical Center & Asian Hospital. 90% analog 10% digital


dr. feelgood - RADIOLOGY, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
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Postby odontek » Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:01 pm

Hi guys, sali din sana ako, ang dentist ba counted as doctors? :D Non-practicing nga lang. :oops:
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Postby quarterback » Sun Oct 01, 2006 8:42 am

My eldest son graduated last April and is now a senior intern at the Medical City.

He wants to be a cardiologist. Any recommendation from the WS resident mds what hospital offers good training?

thanks.
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Postby Quiel » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:18 pm

Quiel wrote:i thought it might be something useful to share (but i hope no else would need it anyway)

i guess this thing (C12) didn't work in my case (1% failure?). the earlier negative findings was refuted by biopsy/lab tests. :(

no, it's not me -- just someone very close. :( :(


just an update on this case (but hopefully no one here will need it anyway, as mentioned above): Linear Accelerator works!!! It's a treatment via radiation. So far so good! No vomitting and hair loss but very effective. Hope the good news lasts.
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Postby jonas » Wed Jan 17, 2007 6:30 pm

quarterback wrote:My eldest son graduated last April and is now a senior intern at the Medical City.

He wants to be a cardiologist. Any recommendation from the WS resident mds what hospital offers good training?

thanks.


i hope this recommendation would still be useful and maybe the other doctors in WS will correct me if they think Im wrong. For internal medicine residency, i suggest a relatively busy hospital like PGH or UST, then for the cardiology fellowship, I suggest a hospital which does a lot of cardiac bypass, cardiac cath, etc like st lukes, heart center, Makati med.
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Postby quarterback » Sat Jan 27, 2007 9:21 am

jonas wrote:
quarterback wrote:My eldest son graduated last April and is now a senior intern at the Medical City.

He wants to be a cardiologist. Any recommendation from the WS resident mds what hospital offers good training?

thanks.


i hope this recommendation would still be useful and maybe the other doctors in WS will correct me if they think Im wrong. For internal medicine residency, i suggest a relatively busy hospital like PGH or UST, then for the cardiology fellowship, I suggest a hospital which does a lot of cardiac bypass, cardiac cath, etc like st lukes, heart center, Makati med.


Jonas,

Thnaks. I'll pass on your recommendation to my son.

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Postby randybarba » Mon May 07, 2007 3:32 pm

Hi everyone. PLease count me in kahit medyo late na itong post ko:

Randy Barba - Urologist - St. Luke's Medical Center
70% analog; 30% digital
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Postby quarterback » Sun Aug 26, 2007 8:19 am

My son can now be truly called a Doctor.
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