Posted by Lisa Lynn Munoz on July 06, 1998 at 21:52:50:
In Reply to: BE A HEALTH CARE CONSUMER BROWSER posted by RICH SPURR on January 29, 1998 at 12:22:35:
: 1. THE CONDITION THAT I AM INTERESTED IN IS HODGKINS' DISEASE. WHEN I WAS IN MY STATISTICS CLASS AT ECC, A FELLOW CLASSMATE WITH WHOM I STUDIED WITH WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HODGKINS' DISEASE WHEN SHE WAS 2 MONTHS PREGNANT.
: AT THE TIME, I DID NOT KNOW THAT THIS DISEASE COULD AFFECT WOMEN. I RECOMMENDED TO HER A EXCELLENT ONCOLOGIST WHOM I KNEW AT THE HOSPITAL. AFTER EVALUATING HER CASE, THEY MADE THE BEST DECISION THAT WAS POSSIBLE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
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: 2. THE INFORMATION WAS SHORT AND CONCISE AND TO THE POINT. THE ARTICLE STATED WHAT THE TREATMENTS WERE AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT WOMEN WHO WERE PREGNANT AND IN THE FIRST TRIMESTER.
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: 3. THE INFORMATION WAS RELATIVELY EASY, WITH A LITTLE DELAY IN ACCESSING THE WEB. I WENT THE ROUTE OF YAHOO ON THE WEB TO OBTAIN THE INFORMATION THAT I NEEDED.
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: 4. THERE WERE NO SUSPICIOUS CLAIMS OR STATEMENTS MADE. THE ARTICLE STATED WHAT THE TREATMENTS WERE AND WHAT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE ONCOLOGISTS.