The latest medical news, expert views on key health issues, as well as advice on disease prevention and management.
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SECOND OPINION IN ONCOLOGY
Second opinion in oncological diseases: when is it necessary, how to get it, what should be done after the consultation?
SECOND OPINION: WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Second opinion: questions and answers. In which cases is it really necessary? How to choose the best way to get a comprehensive consultation.
Male breast cancer
Do men really get breast cancer? The expert answer is yes, although it is rather rare. The problem is that such a tumor is considered a typically female disease. Therefore, in representatives of the other sex, the disease is often diagnosed relatively late, and this can affect the chances of cure. Therapy is generally based on the same guidelines that are currently used for breast carcinoma in women; yet, there are some specifics.
Another 15 conditions are eligible for a second opinion procedure
Medical second opinion on another 15 issues is to be covered by public health insurance in Germany.
High diagnostic error rate in cancer dermatopathology
The rate of diagnostic errors in presumptive malignant tumors reaches more than 10%. Revision analysis makes it possible to avoid this.
A Second Medical Opinion: More Certainty or Doubt?
The German parties CDU/CSU and SPD would like patients to get 2nd opinions before some elective procedures. Will it help to make right decisions?
Diabetic foot: a second opinion before amputation saves toes and feet
Amputation is one of the possible diabetes consequences that people with diabetes particularly fear. Obtaining the right to a second opinion before amputation is therefore an important step forward.
Eight out of ten back surgeries turn out to be unnecessary
Most spinal surgeries may in fact be useless. Eight out of ten patients who requested a second opinion before elective surgery were advised not to undergo the procedure.