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# Importance of Second Opinions
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A Mayo Clinic study found that
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Only 1/10 cases of patients seeking second opinions
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received confirmation the first diagnosis was complete and correct
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2/10 cases received a "distinctly different" diagnosis
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Yale Medecine recommends to seek a second opinion
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when the diagnosis is cancer
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or
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when surgery is recommended
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Please tell your loved ones to seek 2nd opinions!
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First Opinions are often bad:
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- https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-researchers-demonstrate-value-of-second-opinions/
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- https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-researchers-demonstrate-value-of-second-opinions/
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## Key points:
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> The Mayo Clinic study found that as many as
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> - 9 out of 10 patients seeking a second opinion go home with a new or refined diagnosis.
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> - 2 out of ten received a “distinctly different” diagnosis.
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>- only 1 out of 10 referred patients receive confirmation that the original
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> diagnosis was complete and correct.
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> This is _out of patients seeking a 2nd opinion_, not patients in general
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Paper referenced by articles found at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jep.12747
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When to Seek 2nd Opinions according to Yale
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- https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/second-opinions
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Key points:
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> Seek 2nd opinion:
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> - When the diagnosis is cancer
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> - **When surgery is recommended**
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