What happens when a physician is diagnosed with the very disorder she treats? Marisa Weiss, MD, a Philadelphia oncologist and founder of breastcancer.org, saw breast cancer patients for two decades before finding out she had the disease earlier this year. ("When it happened to me, it was a shock," she says.)
Weiss recently shared her story on NPR's Fresh Air; audio of the interview was just posted online, and it's worth a listen.