Mark Lewis: I berated myself that I couldn’t keep my patients alive for longer

Mark Lewis shared a post on X:

“For a long time I berated myself that I couldn’t keep my patients (many of whom met me with already-incurable metastases) alive for longer
But it turns out that they CAN endure — when part of their legacy is being cherished by families who advocate in their memory.”

Source: Mark Lewis/X

Mark A. Lewis is the Director of Gastrointestinal Oncology at Intermountain Healthcare in Utah, the Co-Chair of adolescent and young adult (AYA) oncology in the SWOG cooperative group, and the Vice President of American Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Support. Dr. Lewis is also a well-known patient advocate and social media influencer.