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I turned his pocket over.

“"I hope I never have to see you as a patient someday, but if I ever get cancer, I'll come to you," I said.

“"Who am I speaking to?" he asked.
I introduced myself, thinking he'd say "Oh, really?", but he completely ignored me, even looking for an opportunity to hang up, and finally politely said he didn't want to give an interview. But I also need to present you with some work every week! Besides, I was curious about him. I had endless questions about cancer. I showed up at his door. It was a bit of a surprise, of course, but he couldn't refuse me; he couldn't turn away a woman who had come to his door. Dr. Sualp Tansan is one of Türkiye's best oncologists. When you think of chemotherapy, he's the first person that comes to mind. He's also Mehmet Ali Birand's doctor. When he was corresponding with hospitals in America, they told his wife, Cemre Birand, "Why are you asking us? There's Sualp in Istanbul, ask him." İsmail Cem, Osman Yağmurdereli, Ufuk Güldemir, Özhan Canaydın were all his patients. Selma Ann Desmond was also his patient.

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