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Gender Bias in Health Care: Women STILL not Getting Proper Diagnosis or Care.

Published in March 11th, 2008

Posted by FatLady in OHIP, cancer, gender bias, women's health

I’d like to bring your attention to an article in today’s Globe & Mail, Even huge tumour can’t secure care in Ontario. It was the subtitle that grabbed my attention: “Woman must cover cost of U.S. surgery.”
In short, this woman, Sylvia de Vries, after being ignored and shunted aside, her concerns about her health [...]

You May Already Have Cancer…

Published in January 16th, 2008

Posted by FatLady in Canadian Health Care, Complex Atypical Hyperplasia, cancer

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Back in September/October, when I refused to have a total abdominal hysterectomy, the OB/GYN I had been seeing refused to treat me any further and referred to to a gynecological oncologist.
It took a bit of “squeaky wheel-ism” on my part but I finally got the appointment. It was yesterday.
Or rather, I had an appointment [...]

Self-Disclosure is Harder Than I Thought it Would Be

Published in December 10th, 2007

Posted by FatLady in Complex Atypical Hyperplasia, Health Care Policies, cancer, gender bias, politics

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It’s easier for me to write about public policy issues than to self-disclose. I don’t suppose that’s a huge shock to anyone reading this. Nevertheless, the whole idea of starting this blog was to educate myself, and you as well, about this health issue I’m having. I realize I’ve been deflecting my focus away [...]