Exhibit-goers who tire of the innovative, minimalist, and, frankly, it must be said, nauseating, effect of the fluorescent-light works of Dan Flavin should hie themselves to the Hayward Gallery for a welcome, and quieter, antidote towith academic jargon at times, but there are enough moments of personal recognition to make it a worthwhile read for experienced physicians.Patients want certainty; doctors strive to offer certainty. Science offers an illusion of certainty that belies its ability. Clinical judgment is perhaps a more realistic assessment of how doctors think and what we can offer our patients. Montgomery, having exhaustively researched her daughter's illness, can cite chapter and verse about genetic mutations and 5-year survival rates. But it is the clinical judgment of an experienced surgeon, who tells her that in all his years of practice that he's only lost one patient with stage I breast cancer, that comforts her the most.
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