WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for March, 1999: Re: gynecologic oncologists

Re: gynecologic oncologists

From: Cheerios (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 30 Mar 1999 16:58:39 -0600 (CST)

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I was fortunate in that I became aware of a good oncologist.gyn. who was on duty at hospital, when daughters ovaries had burst - When they found the complex hyperplasia I immediately went to her with all tests results - I will say, that for all the ob.gyns we have in the area where I live, there are NO oncologist.gyn. It is a hour and ahalf drive to another state for me. For the big university hospitals in the area, I only found six oncologists.gyn. A friend of mine had gone thru that, having surgery, being sewn up and then transferred on to an oncologist. At Tue, 30 Mar 1999, Robin wrote: >
>I hope this isn't also a subject that is banned at this forum.
>Why is it not acknowledged by ob/gyns and doctors in general,
>that a laparotomy for a suspected gynecologic cancer (especially
>ovarian cancer) should be referred to a gynecologic oncologist?
>Does anyone know the answer to this? A gyn/onc is specially
>trained and board certified to do the staging and debulking of
>tumor that is so essential to the survival of any woman in this
>situation.
>
>I am an ovarian cancer survivor and I know many women
>whose surgery and staging was done by an ob/gyn. In many
>cases, these women had to undergo a second surgery in
>order to be properly staged and debulked. Sometimes, it
>was too late to do that.
>
>I hope that ob/gyns will more and more acknowledge that all
>women have the right to be referred for the best possible
>surgical outcome. This isn't a shortcoming on their part. It is pro-
>fessionalism at its best.
>
>Also, any of you women who are having vague symtoms
>such as digestive problems, bloating, pain, do not give
>up until you get to the root of the problem. Don't allow
>doctors to brush off your symtoms. It could be something
>very serious.
>
>--
>Robin
>

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