Second Opinions?

Getting a second opinion on a cancer diagnosis seems like the logical thing to do, but is it? Taking that step to see another specialist for your disease might actually bring new information that you will have to deal with that is different from what you were first told. That second opinion might involve using a different medication, new surgery or an alternate radiation schedule. After you have all that new information you then have the enormous task of deciding which you should follow. Then comes all the extra worry, anxiety and aggravation you are already having to deal with. …read more