Dave deBronkart: Meet e-Patient Dave

http://www.ted.com When Dave deBronkart learned he had a rare and terminal cancer, he turned to a group of fellow patients online -- and found a medical treatment that even his own doctors didn't know. It saved his life. Now he calls on all patients to talk with one another, know their own health data, and make health care better one e-Patient at a time.

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the "Sixth Sense" wearable tech, and "Lost" producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• TED
• TEDTalks
• Dave deBronkart
• cancer
• medicine
• e-Patient
• treatment
• health data
• online

[3rdClassFilms]

15:10 Green Lantern also likes this

[octopuz1]

Agree 100% with Kema. We want to empower patients with info, data and treatment options, but what info, data and treatment options? The internet is a double-edge sword. That's why Dave emphasises so much on getting FACTUAL info and not some unproven info and mumbo jumbo treatments. Also patients usually share their own experience which at best is anecdotal. It might not stand up to more than just placebo effect. Alternative "therapies" might seem to work but do they really work, objectively?

[Piitsi]

Does this stuff work for melanoma also?

[yarbabez]

GIVE ME MY GOD DAMN DATA DAVE

[Bfavrestarr415]

This guy is so passionate it just eminates outward. We need more people who care this much! Awesome talk!

[tobynsaunders]

Speaking of medical 'professionals' denying a particular anti-cancer treatment because they don't have it: cannabis, the plant, makes anti-cancer compounds. The raw data is in; cannabinoids induce the death of damaged cells, thereby destroying tumors while also acting as an anti-inflammatory & improving blood flow to areas that need it for proper recovery. This scientific fact is up against a culturally-biased false-notion of 'pot-heads simply wanting to praise pot' but, the science is in.

[bebarora]

@DMcLeanUWE interleukin

[DMcLeanUWE]

my dad is currently battling advanced kidney cancer, what is the name of the drug he mentioned? any help would be much appreciated. thank you

[oldcapemaycrab]

In march of 2005 (when moribund from more than twenty deadly diseases at once) I combined the systems of the world's leading authority on diabetes with those of two Research Brain Metabolism Biochemists to invent the 120Year Cell Nerve Regeneration Diet. It worked; I've recovered from everything; BUT I CAN'T GET ANYONE TO LISTEN TO ME - SO I HAVE TO WATCH THEM ALL DIE!!!

[oldcapemaycrab]

In march of 2005 (when moribund from more than twenty deadly diseases at once) I combined the systems of the world's leading authority on diabetes with those of two Research Brain Metabolism Biochemists to invent the 120Year Cell Nerve Regeneration Diet. It worked; I've recovered from everything; Cancer, COPD, Diabetic Blindness; etc. I now have normal health and all normal blood chemistries