Newsday, Melville, N.Y., Life, With Cancer column.(Column)

From: Newsday (Melville, NY) | Date: February 6, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: Lauren Terrazzano

Feb. 6--Tom Petty, the shaggy-haired rock icon of the late '70s, was right on in one of his all-time hits. "The waiting is the hardest part." Especially when you have cancer and are waiting in a doctor's office. Or waiting to get swallowed whole into a giant imaging machine for your latest scan. Or waiting for that phone call for the results of an important test. You know, the one that says, heads, you live, tails, well, you get it. Ever notice there are few, if any, clocks in oncology offices and cancer imaging centers? They remind me of ...

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