Doctors Back New Approach on 2nd Opinion

January 2, 2007

(AP) -- Reluctant to get a second opinion? Consider this: Over half of breast cancer patients had their initial treatment changed when they sought a review at a specialty center. But the question remains whether everybody with cancer really needs to go shopping for a second opinion. And if the first two doctors disagree, do you need a tiebreaker?



Content from The Associated Press expires 15 days after original publication date. For more information about The Associated Press, please visit www.ap.org .

Similar stories from PHYSorg:


Younger breast cancer patients have greater chance of recurrence

created Mar 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Precancer? Earliest cancer? Milk-duct cells vexing

created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Second lumpectomy for breast cancer reduces survival rates

created Oct 02, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study examines mastectomy and breast-conserving surgery rates

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Latinas more likely to regret breast cancer treatment decisions

created Nov 18, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


print this article email this article download pdf blog this article bookmark this article     Stumble it Digg this share on Facebook retweet share on Reddit add to delicious
Rate this story - 3 /5 (2 votes)


January 2, 2007 all stories

Comments: 0

3 /5 (2 votes)
  • Stumble this up

  • Digg this

  • share this



  • hide
  • Relevant PhysicsForums posts

  • How to prevent another stroke?
    created 23 hours ago
  • Swine flu vaccination
    created Nov 10, 2009
  • Improving the brain through chemistry
    created Nov 07, 2009
  • Sleep / REM Sleep and homeostasis
    created Nov 07, 2009
  • More from Physics Forums - Medical Sciences

Other News

CDC: Swine flu has sickened 22 million in 6 months

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created 50 minutes ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Government health officials say swine flu has sickened about 22 million Americans since April.


Study provides first clear idea of how rare bone disease progresses

Study provides first clear idea of how rare bone disease progresses

Medicine & Health / Research

created 40 minutes ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, is taking the first step in developing a treatment for a rare genetic disorder called fibrodysplasia ...


Study of testosterone in older men

Medicine & Health / Research

created 20 minutes ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center announced today that it will participate in a large national study of the effectiveness of testosterone as a treatment for anemia, cardiovascular disease, ...


More pain means real gain in complex regional pain syndrome treatment

Medicine & Health / Other

created 40 minutes ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The saying "more pain, more gain" may be true for those already in terrible pain due to a chronic and debilitating condition, contrary to received wisdom. For those with Type I Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), working ...


A child sleeping (Sleep)

Dreams may have an important physiological function

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created 5 hours ago | popularity 3.9 / 5 (10) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dreams have long been assumed to have psychological functions such as consolidating emotional memories and processing experiences or problems, but according to a Harvard psychiatrist and sleep ...