11.   But they respond to long letters with a request that the patient come into the office to talk.

12.   Decades ago, American cancer patients come south of the border for sham treatments like Laetrile.

13.   Doctors say patients come in and demand what they saw on TV.

14.   Dr. Craig Lubin, an Austin gastroenterologist, said several new patients come through his group practice each week.

15.   Emphysema patients have come to the clinic wheeling their oxygen canisters.

16.   Flier said the turning point for him occurred last March, when a patient came in for breathing problems and turned out to have acute leukemia.

17.   Four patients came into this clinic on Friday with gunshot wounds after a Zairian soldier shot and killed a Rwandan refugee and wounded others.

18.   I have had patients come into my office who have seen these ads, and they are confused over whether they need a specific brand-name drug.

19.   I think more patients are coming in for treatment just to see if a drug they have seen advertised might help them with a problem.

20.   In earlier years, many patients came from traditional, more expensive fee-for-service plans.