I just wrote a long post, that I deleted by mistake, hate it when that happens. Summary. No one can prove a subjective thesis. You cannot prove your thesis any better than the " other " can prove there's. Your proof is the inability of the other to prove there's. The experienced surgeon issue is common sense IMO, we will all go to a practitioner, in any field who we think is better. The trick is finding them. self education , research, playing the odds all come into play here. The slides, oh the slides. A pathologist say from where I live may read 12 Pca slides a year, from John hopkins 12 a day. just generalizing here. Not all cancers look alike, PCA, different from, lung cancer , unless it is pca which has metatasized to the lung which will look different from cancer that originates in the lung.
would you go to a medical oncologist that specializes in skin cancer or one that specializes in PCA. Right depends on what cancer you have. Any way Caveat Emptor PS I am sure you are not saying that experience does not matter, that would be ludicrous. Actually on a reread of your post I do see your statement on experience. Who would you go with, the 50 or the 250 man. I get the frustration that generated the post, just dont want newbies to think the slides are not important and experience really matters here Reference tops in their field types, cream rises to the top because it is cream, not skim milk . Anyway I,m out of here to say yes to the world, Tah , Tah! and Aloha! PS When " truths" are repeated all the time it seems to take away their truth or make them trivial. For some reason this doesn't work with the Big Lie. But thats an issue that is not allowed here, rightfully so
Diagnosed 8/14/09 psa 8.1 66,now 67
2cores 70%, rest 6-7 < 5%
gleason 3+ 3, up to 3+4 @ the dub
RPP U of Wash, Bruce Dalkin,
pathology 4+3, tertiary5, 2 foci
extensive pni, prostate confined,27 nodes removed -, svi - margins -
99%continent@ cath removal. 1% incont@gaspass,sneeze,cough 18 mos, squirt @ running. psa std test reported on paper as 0.0 as of 12/14/10 ed improving
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