How to Get a Second Opinion




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René Sotelo, Juan Arriaga, Raed A. Azhar and Inderbir S. Gill (eds.)Prostate Cancer10.1007/978-3-319-05600-5_8


8. How to Get a Second Opinion



René Sotelo  and Rafael Andrés Clavijo Rodríguez2


(1)
Department of Urology, Instituto Medico La Floresta, Anexo B piso 2, Caracas, Venezuela

(2)
Diploma in Clinical Sexuality, Fellowship of the Endourological Society in Laparoscopic Urology and Robotics, Center of Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery (CIMI), La Floresta Medical Institute, Caracas, Venezuela

 



 

René Sotelo







  • Reasons for seeking a second opinion


  • Find our for yourself—search the internet


  • Family and friends


  • Primary care physician or family doctor


  • Another doctor


  • Who is right? Whom should we believe?


Reasons for Seeking a Second Opinion


It is normal when we receive unpleasant or unexpected news that we feel it must be confirmed by other means, perhaps in hope of more agreeable news. We also seek to share the news with our loved ones so they can know the situation we are facing and to hear the experiences of those who have already lived through something similar. That is when we seek what is understood as a second opinion.

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Feb 12, 2017 | Posted by in ONCOLOGY | Comments Off on How to Get a Second Opinion

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