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Dear Dr. Roach: In your recent column about the prognosis for a patient with esophageal cancer, what about offering the patient the option of just doing nothing? I suspect this may contradict your training.

Something happened today that I thought would never happen! At 92 years of age, I have asked the Registrar of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario to reinstate my medical licence, which I reluctantly gave up at the age of 87.

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Dear Dr. Roach: I had an MRA scan and it was noted that I have calcifications in my cerebellum, suggesting dystrophic calcifications. Is this hereditary? How do you know you have it? D.S.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 85-year-old man in reasonably good health, with a problem of excess saliva and drooling. My neighbour has the same problem, and his doctor prescribed prednisone.

Dear Dr. Roach: Thank you for your recent column about the benefits of HPV vaccine for males.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am 87 and in fairly good health, except for some well-controlled high blood pressure and greater-than-average atherosclerosis.

鈥淲hat diet do you follow?鈥� is a question I鈥檓 often asked when writing about cardiovascular disease. So I was interested to read a report from the Mayo Clinic recommending ways to have a heart-healthy diet.

Dear Dr. Roach: I have been told that vinegar diluted with water and taken prior to a meal is an effective way to reduce one鈥檚 blood glucose level.

Dear Dr. Roach: Will a blood test reveal deficiencies in levels of vitamins D and C, magnesium, Co-Q10, etc.? D.S. Vitamin levels can be measured in the blood, but it is seldom necessary to do so. There are some exceptions.