Comments on: Importance of a second opinion http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/11/importance-of-second-opinion.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/11/importance-of-second-opinion.html#comment-69253 Anonymous Sat, 02 Dec 2006 17:15:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/11/importance-of-a-second-opinion.html#comment-69253 Gasman,<br/>Medicine is full of variables. no one answer is the correct one. else we'd cure all diseases the first time.<br/><br/>Second opinions are not only hte patients right, but everyone should get one, especially in situations of cancer. 2 can be confusing, but in cancer... knowing the options from unbiased physicians makes all the difference. Gasman,
Medicine is full of variables. no one answer is the correct one. else we’d cure all diseases the first time.

Second opinions are not only hte patients right, but everyone should get one, especially in situations of cancer. 2 can be confusing, but in cancer… knowing the options from unbiased physicians makes all the difference.

]]> By: Gasmanhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/11/importance-of-second-opinion.html#comment-69228 Gasman Fri, 01 Dec 2006 20:36:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/11/importance-of-a-second-opinion.html#comment-69228 A man with one watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches knows not which time it is. <br/><br/>So it is with two medical opinions. Which is better? Ask for a third... A man with one watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches knows not which time it is.

So it is with two medical opinions. Which is better? Ask for a third…

]]> By: jbhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/11/importance-of-second-opinion.html#comment-69190 jb Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:00:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/11/importance-of-a-second-opinion.html#comment-69190 Close your eyes, Kevin. Different, even if it originates from a tertiary care center, does not necessarily mean better, or more accurate. A lot of the patients may have been put on research protocols, which by definition will result in a change in their treatment plans, not necessarily resulting in an improved outcome.<br/><br/>This was a press release from the University that has the tumor board. Not even they suggest that their way is better, just that it is different.<br/><br/>I'm not saying that what they are doing is a bad thing. I grow weary of the implication that only tertiary care centers can provide adequate care, and that the folks out in community hospitals are backwards cavemen operating with axes and unknown potions. My small city of 50K has a tumor board that meets twice a month. Our oncologists put people on protocols. We have PET, MRI, and we are a 10 minute drive from our patients' homes and workplaces. When they are better, they can say so. When they are only different, they should stop trying to imply that they are better. Close your eyes, Kevin. Different, even if it originates from a tertiary care center, does not necessarily mean better, or more accurate. A lot of the patients may have been put on research protocols, which by definition will result in a change in their treatment plans, not necessarily resulting in an improved outcome.

This was a press release from the University that has the tumor board. Not even they suggest that their way is better, just that it is different.

I’m not saying that what they are doing is a bad thing. I grow weary of the implication that only tertiary care centers can provide adequate care, and that the folks out in community hospitals are backwards cavemen operating with axes and unknown potions. My small city of 50K has a tumor board that meets twice a month. Our oncologists put people on protocols. We have PET, MRI, and we are a 10 minute drive from our patients’ homes and workplaces. When they are better, they can say so. When they are only different, they should stop trying to imply that they are better.

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