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Re: gynecologic oncologists From: Paul Prior MD (pprior@earthlink.net) Wed Mar 31 17:57:40 1999 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Paul Prior MD: "Re: gynecologic oncologists" Previous message: Robert J. Woolley: "Re: gynecologic oncologists" In reply to: Robert J. Woolley: "Re: gynecologic oncologists" Next in thread: Geffrey H. Klein, MD: "Re: gynecologic oncologists" On Tue, 30 Mar 1999 21:50:18 -0600, you wrote: >In message <199903310119.TAA30979@talk.obgyn.net> writes: >> The following is an excerpt from the NIH Consensus Development >> Conference Statement, April 5-7, 1994: >> >> "Women with ovarian masses who have been identified preoperatively as >> having a significant risk of ovarian cancer should be given the option >> of having their surgery performed by a gynecologic oncologist" >> > >So your position is that any "gynecologic oncologist" will do a better job than >any run-of-the mill gynecologist? That would be my position. Might one find a select group of generalists that can perform at the level of the subspecialist, yes of course, but the vast majority do not (thus the data that shows improper staging and decreased survival when ovarian cancer is staged by the generalist). Now if you have onco folks around the institution then by all means dig in with the onco on-call, but for people like me who are 2 hours away from any such support, I offer the referral to anyone with a high index of suspicion preop for ovarian CA. I consider it a moral obligation given the data out there currently. Would I rather keep these folks and do the case myself, yeah I would. -- Paul Prior MD pprior@earthlink.net Don't Blame Me... Ashland, KY USA I Voted For Bob Dole "No question that an admission of making false statements to government officials is an impeachable offense" Bill Clinton, 1974 Next message: Paul Prior MD: "Re: gynecologic oncologists" Previous message: Robert J. Woolley: "Re: gynecologic oncologists" In reply to: Robert J. Woolley: "Re: gynecologic oncologists" Next in thread: Geffrey H. Klein, MD: "Re: gynecologic oncologists"

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