![]() ![]() He was already suffering from acute back pain, for which large doses of painkillers provided only periodic relief. His doctors informed him that he had perhaps “a few” years to live (Later, he was told “less than 18 months”) and that those years would be spent in a torturous slide towards death. It soon became apparent, however, that this would not halt the malignancy. ![]() ![]() As a last resort, he even removed his two testicles. Within weeks of the diagnosis, Dr Sattilaro underwent surgery and began estrogen treatment to combat the spread of the disease. In June 1978, at the age of 47, Dr Sattilaro was told by his physicians that he had prostatic cancer (stage 4) which had metastasized to other parts of his body, including the skull, shoulder, spine, sternum, and ribs. He was an anesthesiologist for 20 years until his appointment as the President of the Methodist Hospital in Philadelphia in December 1977. Dr Sattilaro graduated from Rutgers University and the Harford Hospital and also a graduate from the Harvard Business School and School of Public Health. This book is an autobiography of Dr Anthony Sattilaro, MD as told to Tom Monte. Review by Yeong Sek Yee & Khadijah Shaari ![]()
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