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Re: gynecologic oncologistsFrom: Robin (sunmoonie@aol.com)Wed Mar 31 00:28:12 1999
I realize that I am not "supposed" to be posting here. I would apologize except that this is too important an issue to worry about rules. Women's lives are at stake. I was merely quoting an excerpt from the NIH's Consensus Statement on ovarian cancer. We are not discussing a skin condition or a cold or flu. We are talking about a disease that kills over 14,000 women in this country every year. It is very difficult to diagnose and usually isn't caught until it is advanced. It has been proven that women who are optimally debulked and properly staged have a better chance for long-term survival. Now, do you really expect me to believe that a doctor who does maybe a few of these surgeries a year has as much expertise as a doctor who does a hundred? Obviously, the NIH doesn't believe that. Can you honestly say that if it were your mother, sister or daughter who was suspected of having ovarian cancer, that you would not choose someone with that kind of experience and expertise (a gyn/onc) to do her surgery? I think not. This is a question of ethics. I was very fortunate. My ob/gyn referred me immediately to a gyn/onc after finding a complex ovarian mass and a CA125 of 400. This is professionalism at its best. You will be hearing a lot about this in the future. Organizations like the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition and Ovarian Cancer National Alliance will be working hard to inform all women about this specialty and their options when faced with a possible ovarian cancer diagnosis. I would hope that ob/gyns all over this country will show support for their patients by referring them when indicated. This will be my last post. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to express myself here. You
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