By Chloé McElmury I have had thyroid cancer for nearly half of my life. I can’t remember a time before cancer anymore. I just turned 23, and have had thyroid cancer for more than 10 years now. I was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer, and have since then had two […]
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From patient to provider: How my experience as a cancer patient shaped me as a future doctor
May 10, 2019 By Raafia Siddqui The surgeon asked me for the second time, “So are you here alone?” “Yes,” I answered, a bit impatiently this time. I was a 20-year-old who felt I had better things to do than be at this appointment. My family doctor had noticed a […]
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