MDNews - Greater Kansas

+++++++++++++++ + + +++++++++++++++ LEGAL RX +++ +++ Continued from Page 17 Well, actually, I don't have any scented candles in my office. I don't even have a social work degree, and psychology was merely a required course in undergrad probably sandwiched somewhere between Business for Dummies and Idioms for Igits. However, I do hold hands with my clients quite regularly when they are sued. (I promise that I will warm my hands first!) So, why do malpractice attorneys handle their clients with kid gloves and help them to cope with the emotional roller coaster that comes with being sued? Simply … because we have to. Lawsuits, just like life, are often unpredictable. As much as we attorneys spend our time prognosticating the future of our client's case, most of us are careful to make clear that, even with the best strategy, planning and execution, surprises still can and do (so often) happen. Our true job often feels like crisis manager and counselor as well as taking the brunt of bad news and translating it into a more bearable form for our clients. But, through it all, we've seen and know the value of patience. Who would you trust more not to bite you — the twitchy, hungry ferret or the gentle, well-fed lion? You are most trusted when you show your patients your own patience. No matter the outcome, life is life, medicine is medicine, lawsuits are lawsuits, and all people can act a little crazy when under stress. So relax, smile and have a little patience. Good advice, no matter what profession you practice. ■ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ THAT'SNEWS Study Addresses Cancer Concerns of NIPPLE-SPARING PROCEDURE WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER who choose to have their breasts removed have the option to undergo a nipple- sparing mastectomy (NSM) procedure, according to a new study. Surgeons at Georgetown University Hospital reviewed records of women who received NSM to address the concern of whether cancer cells could still exist under the nipple and pose a threat. The findings conducted at Georgetown University Medical Center suggest that no cancer recurrences or new cancers occurred in women who had the procedure. The alternative concern of the procedure involved the nipple area not receiving enough blood. Researchers found cases where lack of blood flow to the nipple areola complex caused necrosis or tissue death — four cases requiring either partial removal of the areola and three involving total removal. Researchers concluded that a successful procedure depends on effective patient-selec- tion protocol, and they foresee a future in NSM yielding positive results. ■ ADVERTISERS' INDEX Coram ..........................................................17 Goodell Stratton Edmonds & Palmer ................. Inside Back Cover Keurig ...........................................................13 MMIC ..........................................Back Cover Via Christi Health .... Inside Front Cover Wichita Nephrology Group, P.A. .........5

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