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The Cancer Prancer Blog

The Cancer Prancer is a motivational journal blog that details the life story of a stage four lung cancer survivor. She will illuminate how cancer has affected other aspects of her life such as her relationships, work and priorities. You may identify yourself with how her life had turned out and you would want to know how she survived victoriously. Our other blogs revolve around the practice of a holistic physician who recommends natural ways to treat various cancers.

Patricia Hom, MD, MPH

Purpose

Patricia Hom, MD, MPH, 39, who trained as an ob-gyn, lives in San Francisco. She has Stage IV metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer “ADENOCARCINOMA OF THE …

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Trish smiling on National Cancer Survivors Day

Happy? National Cancer Survivors Day 2018

If you are here, please excuse the tumbleweeds.  The posts are still in pencil and paper, chicken scratch if you will.   I will get it …

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Dr. Patricia Hom with her son

About the Cancer Prancer

Heeeey! Welcome! I’m the Cancer Prancer! What is that you ask? Well, it’s a long story. To spare you, I am a cancer patient.  I …

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Common Blood Collection Tubes

Just diagnosed with cancer?

Cancer changes everything. For me, in a few short moments, the future I had worked so hard for was suddenly gone – replaced with a …

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Lab Results

Progression and Other Lessons

If you don’t read anything else on this page, please take my advice on this ONE thing. Just this ONE thing. ALWAYS ALWAYS read your …

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Cancer Soup

Cancer Soup

Today is the one year anniversary of when I walked off the cliff of safely employed status into the abyss. One year ago, yesterday, I …

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GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer T-Shirt

The Cancerversary

Yesterday,  I was on video chat with a friend.  She asked me how I was doing emotionally.  It snowballed.  I smiled through my tears. Suddenly, …

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