Multidisciplinary second opinion centers

March 2, 2009 by Staff 3,637 views  
Filed under 2nd Opinions, Featured, For Patients

Many cancer patients are dying, not because treatments are not available, but because the initial physician failed to offer the best possible treatment. Cancer is an unusual disease for many reasons – if you don’t treat it properly the first time, often there is no second chance because cancer grows geometrically.
Often an initial treatment precludes [...]

Doctor – weigh your words carefully

February 5, 2009 by Richard and Annette Bloch 198 views  
Filed under Physicians

The manner in which a physician discloses to a patient the diagnosis of cancer can, in and of itself, determine whether the patient will die or survive. The physician can instill hope and the desire to try to fight and be part of a winning team or can cause the patient to want to do [...]