+1 on getting second opinions at major cancer centers. My father was diagnosed with cancer this year and although we're doing most of the standard stuff locally (chemo) we're traveling to the city (UT Southwestern) for the major stuff. The initial local oncologist didn't specialize in that form of cancer and it was so clear how much the cancer center's doctors (who focus in a specific area of cancer) were knowledgeable about what to do. Some additional tests were able to find other areas of spread that the original doctor dismissed as unnecessary.
We asked a couple MD friends and their first suggestions was to actually get a second opinion at Anderson (Houston) but it wasn't logistically feasible.
We asked a couple MD friends and their first suggestions was to actually get a second opinion at Anderson (Houston) but it wasn't logistically feasible.