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The still, oppressive heat of the afternoon seems to magnify the queue of waiting patients. A young woman separates herself from the crowd.

"Excuse me, Doctor, how long will you be?"

I answer with a flicker of annoyance, "I am not sure, but I will see you."

An hour later, it is her turn. She looks far too well, I silently judge. The well worried. She springs from her seat at the sound of her name but moves away from me toward the stairs. There, she utters a rapid command in a foreign tongue before turning apologetically toward me. Before . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Dr. Srivastava is a medical oncologist and internist in Melbourne, Australia.

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