GW0123 wrote:
>
> What I'd like is for you to tell me again why an oncologist is
> preferable to general surgeons and ob-gyn's. I'll be glad to forward
> your opinions to my sister-in-law in case she still has any questions
> about her decision.
> Two reasons that I saw personally. Dad went to a regular ear, nose, throat
> doctor. He did not know the first thing about cancer. I begged dad to go to a
> cancer clinic where there is oncologist's in the fields of all practice. In
> Miami where he finally went at the end was a cancer clinic. There was the
> regular oncologist. The second was a ear, nose, throat oncologist. The third
> was a cardiologist oncologist. All three went in and operated on dad, but it
> was just to much cancer, and they were not able to get a good margin after all
> the other operations. This is why I myself will only put my hands in the care
> of a Doctor who knows cancer, and studies it year around.
> Second reason is my son had a T & A by another ear, nose, throat Doctor, and
> this Doctor was just great in my eyes, due to my son not being sick any more.
> This doctor was sued big time because a women went to him and he did not see
> the cancer, because truthfully he did'nt know what he was seeing. Told her it
> was strepthroat, and she died three months later. He lost his Hospital
> privileges and everything. I know by someone else who went to my Dad's first
> doctor,and is sueing him, due to cancer. Everything dealing in Cancer cannot
> be taken lightly, because a life depends on it. I have had my say and you will
> hear alot more. Good luck. If it takes 4 days to find a good Oncologist then
> that is a choice that needs to be thought about. Two hours is not bad, and a
> clinic is even better. Gwen
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Thanks, Gwen. I've forwarded your message to Annie.
-Jean
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