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This 7 page paper focuses on the book It's Always Something, which is an autobiographical account of Gilda Radner's ordeal with ovarian cancer. The paper examines medical ethics and the types of medical care provided to this Saturday Night Live star. No additional sources cited.
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cancer. As she tells her story in her book entitled Its Always Something, one sees that Gilda had cursory medical care. She went through infertility treatments and so was well
acquainted with doctors. However, there is little anyone can do to diagnose ovarian cancer. At least, the tests available are controversial, yield false positives and so forth. The secondary level
of care is very important then. Once someone has symptoms such as their pants being too tight that is not from overeating, or other vague symptoms associated with this deadly
disease, a call should be made to the doctor. The doctor should take the patient seriously. In Gildas case, things went terribly wrong until the tertiary level, which was the
time when the disease was discovered. At the secondary level-while the doctors missed the most important clues perhaps-it seems that Radner consulted with alterative medicine gurus who were really
unable to help her. She had stomach symptoms which should have been obviously thought of as the disease, but instead of connecting it with the possibility of cancer, it was
thought to perhaps be something else. She tired colonics for example. But Gilda also considered herself to be neurotic and was a hypochondriac of sorts. The problem with hypochondria is
that if someone really has an illness, they will think it is all in their heads. In any event, things were missed. It was at the tertiary level of care
that she received help in the hospital setting. The problem in her case is that the symptoms were tied to the condition too late. It is hard to completely find
fault with the doctors. There is still controversy in the field today as it respects preventative care. Also, there are symptoms of ovarian cancer, but the symptoms are often construed
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