Dr. Referrals/ difficult for some patients

BOOGEE

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Posted 8/28/2012 1:49 PM (GMT 0)

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/08/21/doctors-who-self-refer-to-radiation-clinics-add-to-patients-burden-study

Doctors Who 'Self-Refer' to Radiation Clinics Add to Patients' Burden

The practice of referring a cancer patient to a radiation clinic with links to the referring doctor can be difficult for patients

Sephie

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Posted 8/28/2012 4:04 PM (GMT 0)

Interesting...and who said that urologists will push surgery on their prostate cancer patients! Wonder if the article is referring to those situations where the patient needs radiation as salvage/adjuvent/palliative treatment or for primary treatment of their disease.

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