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From the archive
A sample of what's already in the library, while you wait for your first email.
The cancer vaccine hiding in plain sight
There’s a vaccine that prevents six kinds of cancer. It’s been around since 2006. Most adults have no idea it might still be for them.
July 15, 2026
The most expensive word in medicine is "probably"
"It’s probably nothing" is usually true. That’s exactly what makes it dangerous when it isn’t.
July 10, 2026
What I wish I’d known before my first mammogram
Nobody tells you the small, human things, so here they are, from someone who’s been.
July 5, 2026
Five cancer myths that need to die
From "no family history means I’m safe" to "sugar feeds cancer": what the evidence actually says.
June 28, 2026
How to read your own screening results without panicking
BI-RADS, Pap categories, PSA numbers. A plain-language guide to what the results actually mean.
June 20, 2026
The Five-Minute Symptom Log That Changed How Doctors Listened to Me
A simple, dated log turns "it's been bothering me for a while" into evidence a doctor can act on fast.
June 9, 2026
What I Wish Someone Told Me Before My Biopsy
The logistics no one mentions: what to bring, what to ask, and what actually happens in the room.
May 26, 2026
"You're Too Young for That" Is the Most Dangerous Sentence in Medicine
Age-based dismissal delays diagnosis more than almost any other single phrase in an exam room. Here's what to say back.
May 12, 2026