After Farrah, Her Doctor's Next Fight: 'She's a Role Model for All of Us'

re: After Farrah, Her Doctor's Next Fight: 'She's a Role Model for All of Us'

Rhea S — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:41:15 GMT

How lovely to see her doctor advertise his practice on his deceased (public figure) patient's back. This is sad. And Newsweek went for it.

re: After Farrah, Her Doctor's Next Fight: 'She's a Role Model for All of Us'

Ouidah — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:00:50 GMT

My question would be did Ms. Fawcett have a colonoscopy exam at the required intervals after age fifty? Did she have a colonoscopy and the cancer was missed? Or is it that she never had one. In all the mega media coverage of Ms. Fawcett’s passing, this important point is lost. Even in the above interview with her doctor, the issue of colorectal exams and colonoscopy are not addressed.

In my opinion, this unfortunate passing of Ms. Fawcett should be used by the mega media to highlight the need for colon exams especially those citizens who are over age fifty.

re: After Farrah, Her Doctor's Next Fight: 'She's a Role Model for All of Us'

ccamara — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:34:21 GMT

I can see the point by Rhea about the doctor, but educating people is also what Farah Fawcett, I think would have wanted. I have non-hodgkins lymphoma and have had 3 reocurrences of the disease since diagnosis. Failed Rituxan and had radiation. Now taking part in a clinical trial in Phili, PA and thus far it is working; cancer is in full remission.

I appreciate through reading about Farah, that I am now made aware of another option I would have otherwise not known about. So for that; thanks Farah.

My prayers and well wishes go to the loved ones of Farah Fawcett.

God Bless.

re: After Farrah, Her Doctor's Next Fight: 'She's a Role Model for All of Us'

haifa — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:02:05 GMT

My brother, a lymphoma patient, is alive today, 20 years after receiving a grim diagnosis, because Dr. Piro was one of his physicians. (The other physicians on the team were equally awesome.) He is an amazing doctor and a dedicated and skillful researcher. Farah enriched our lives and cared deeply about treating cancer. It is inspiring that even after her death, she is still helping others. I wish for comfort for Farah's loved ones/