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Second Opinion Works
Confirm Available Treatment Options
Patients who received a diagnosis of cancer should seek a second opinion before beginning treatment, to ensure that the diagnosis is correct and that treatment options are appropriate.
Click here to read more in the Summer Issue of Roswellness.
“Of the second opinions we provide for cases from outside Roswell Park, about 10% involve a change of diagnosis,” says Richard Cheney, MD, Chair of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. That 10% may involve a reversal of diagnosis or the identification of a type of cancer that is different from the one that was diagnosed.
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27-Aug-2008 Broccoli in the News The work of Yuesheng Zhang, MD, PhD, that focused on how concentrated extract of freeze dried broccoli sprouts cut development of bladder tumors in an animal model by more than half has been picked up by an online medical blog. more
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20-Aug-2008 Experts Assemble for Roswell Park "Lung Cancer Symposium 2008" Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) will host "Lung Cancer Symposium 2008" from September 5 - 7, at Queen's Landing Hotel, 155 Byron Street, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. more
