Fran McCaffery's son's tumor is malignant

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GopherOnWheels said:
Per Jeff Goodman:

"Iowa coach Fran McCaffery has announced that the tumor removed from his son this week is malignant."

Hate Iowa or not, gotta wish the family the best of luck. Prayers up.
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Amen to that, Wheels.
 

Per Gary Parrish:

"Iowa coach Fran McCaffery has announced that the tumor removed from his son this week is malignant."

Hate Iowa or not, gotta wish the family the best of luck. Prayers up.
 

GopherOnWheels said:
Per Jeff Goodman:

"Iowa coach Fran McCaffery has announced that the tumor removed from his son this week is malignant."

Hate Iowa or not, gotta wish the family the best of luck. Prayers up.
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Amen to that, Wheels.
 




That's terrible. Cancer is my worst nightmare.
 


Even though he's a little unstable, I really like Fran. Really feel for him and the family.
 





Dr.Don said:
All cancer is treatable, but not all treatable cancer is successful. God Speed, Young McCaffrey.
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Did you click on the link?

"According to the Mayo Clinic’s website, most cases of thyroid cancer can be cured with treatment."
 





Dr.Don said:
That's the key word.
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Enough of the negativity, "Dr" Don. Cancer treatment has changed greatly in your lifetime.
I know we all hold the family in hope and prayers that treatment will be smooth and successful.
 

Having a doctor walk in to an exam room and telling you that you have cancer is among the scariest things you'll ever experience. Glad he has one of the more curable and less aggressive cancers.
 

Terrible news. Best of luck to the kid and the family.
 

My prayers go out to Fran, his son and their family. It's a chilling diagnosis. I know because my oldest son is a cancer survivor. But the good news is that great strides have been made in cancer treatment.
 

I've known Fran's wife for over 30 years. She is a great person, and doesn't deserve this pain. My heart goes out to Fran, Margaret, Patrick, and the rest of the McCaffery family.


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MadtownGopher said:
Having a doctor walk in to an exam room and telling you that you have cancer is among the scariest things you'll ever experience. Glad he has one of the more curable and less aggressive cancers.
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I happened to read an article last night by a physician who wrote about how doctors receive very little training in how to deliver tough news to patients. Evidently, it's not addressed in the curriculums of most med schools (at least when he was in) and docs really only learn (sometimes in a "how not to" fashion) from instructors during residency.

Having a sick child is the worst of the worst. Good wishes to the family.
 

jamiche said:
I happened to read an article last night by a physician who wrote about how doctors receive very little training in how to deliver tough news to patients. Evidently, it's not addressed in the curriculums of most med schools (at least when he was in) and docs really only learn (sometimes in a "how not to" fashion) from instructors during residency.

Having a sick child is the worst of the worst. Good wishes to the family.
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Part of the problem, the doctors with the best bedside abilities are on the front line (family physicians) and the specialists delivering the news have among the worst. Having a wife as a doctor, I can understand.. as most specialists I have met (through her activities and functions) are extrememly smart but lack some social skills.. wish it were different. There are the exceptions though.

Regardless of all that... Best Wishes to the family... I Don't Hate Iowa today...
 

Rouser said:
Part of the problem, the doctors with the best bedside abilities are on the front line (family physicians) and the specialists delivering the news have among the worst. Having a wife as a doctor, I can understand.. as most specialists I have met (through her activities and functions) are extrememly smart but lack some social skills.. wish it were different. There are the exceptions though.

Regardless of all that... Best Wishes to the family... I Don't Hate Iowa today...
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Agreed, though I have a close friend who is a specialist who I would bet is pretty good at it. (He's not a surgeon--they are the worst.) My daughter is in med school and I'm going to ask her if she has had any training on how to deliver the news of a bad diagnosis or a bad outcome to a patient and his or her family.
 

Rouser said:
Part of the problem, the doctors with the best bedside abilities are on the front line (family physicians) and the specialists delivering the news have among the worst. Having a wife as a doctor, I can understand.. as most specialists I have met (through her activities and functions) are extrememly smart but lack some social skills.. wish it were different. There are the exceptions though.

Regardless of all that... Best Wishes to the family... I Don't Hate Iowa today...
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When it comes to life-threatening disease for my family, I would gladly sacrifice all of the bedside manner in the world for even a marginal increase in skill at dealing with the disease. Hope everything works out for Coach Fran and his kid, my prayers are with them.
 


MN1nAZ said:
Join us in imploring providential intercession.
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Amen!

Life is hard. No one is immune to the hardship that life brings. We can either deal with it through fear and retreat or we can meet it head-on with a sense of providential victory.

O death, where is your victory?
O death, where is your sting?
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May God be merciful and gracious to the McCaffery family as they meet the hardship of life head-on.
 

jamiche said:
I happened to read an article last night by a physician who wrote about how doctors receive very little training in how to deliver tough news to patients. Evidently, it's not addressed in the curriculums of most med schools (at least when he was in) and docs really only learn (sometimes in a "how not to" fashion) from instructors during residency.

Having a sick child is the worst of the worst. Good wishes to the family.
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Nothing worse in the human condition. Prayers for Patrick and his family. They all go through this together.
 

On my second tour with my mom, 1999 and 2014. Can't even fathom doing this if it was your child. God Bless Fran & family.
 

Heartfelt wishes for stamina & healing in the journey for you and your mom, balds.
 


LBJ said:
I am in medical school and it is not addressed directly. We spent time working on the discussion you have with patients considering hospice care. But not much in terms of delivering bad news such as cancer and what it means. They are very difficult situations to simulate and each case is different. I think a lot of it comes down to how the doctor can naturally relate to patients.

Yes it is usually a successful treatment, but it is still scary and cancer treatment is never a pleasant thing to go through. Wishing for the best and stay strong, P-Mac.
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I don't think it is a primary emphasis, but I know my wife's medical school definitely works with them on their bedside manner...particularly when they have the simulated patient experiences with actors. They give them a scenario (delivering the news that a patient has terminal cancer etc.) and the student helps them sort through options and emotions. And this is coming from a research heavy medical school that doesn't have a primary care focus at all.

So, I'm sure it probably varies quite a bit by school because there isn't any kind of standardized curriculum across schools.

All the best for his son. Hope he recovers.
 

Hang in there, kid...Gopher Nation is behind you!
 

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