All posts by Erika Landau, MD

The Doctor as Patient, Part III of VI

This is part III of a series by Dr. Erika Landau that documents her experience as a physician battling breast cancer. Link to Part I                    Link to Part II After I felt the lump, I made an

The Doctor as Patient, Part II of VI

This is part II of a series by Dr. Erika Landau that documents her experience as a physician battling breast cancer. Link to Part I  I am still young, I eat healthy, I exercise, and I do not drink, never smoked, and never even tried

The Doctor as Patient, Part I of VI

The mom in my office was exhausted; three weeks without sleeping will not make anyone happy. I was trying to comfort her, making her understand that she has to give up the superwoman syndrome and rest.  Leave pride aside and get help for at least