So this morning I taped my radio show for airing this Sunday. During each show, I provide a sharp patient tip — a tool or piece of information anyone can use to help them better navigate the dysfunctional system we call American healthcare. This week’s tip is about making judgements about treatment options based on …
Heard this on the Today Show this morning: http://www.cancer.med.umich.edu/news/second_opinion06.shtml A study at the University of Michigan — women with breast cancer were studied, and 52% of the time a second opinion yielded changes in the original protocol recommendations for their treatments. Every Patient’s Advocate’s recommendation: whenever your treatment will be at ALL invasive (surgery, difficult …
Study: Second Opinions Change Treatment More Than Half the Time! Read More »
