I had a similar experience working with a urologist whose patients requested lots of different treatments they didn't really know anything about simply because they've heard about it in the news. The internet is also quite an issue, especially since much of the information found there is erroneous or incomplete. I have heard a lot of other medical horror stories, but his is exceptionally egregious. And I think that it must take a lot of courage to talk about it, considering how recent his experience was. I would not trust myself to determine my care, no matter what research i did.
Religion seems to be a very taboo subject today.
After listening to Peter's talk this past week, I was surprised on many levels. Firstly, I was just shocked at how unfortunate one person could be to be diagnosed with such terrible illnesses in a short time. With this in mind, it does give me some confidence in our healthcare system, and the training of our doctors. I think sometimes that bad doctors seem to overshadow the many good ones that are out there. Also I was interested with his wifes comments on the value of persistence.