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Susan2 · 06-02-2006, 05:43 PM

Quote from the article: "However, another study presented at the cancer meeting on Friday showed the opposite problem: people not getting enough care.

A survey of nearly 700 primary care doctors in Wisconsin found that only 11 percent would refer a patient with advanced lung cancer to a cancer specialist and only 25 percent would refer a woman with advanced breast cancer."

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Only 25% of the primary care physicians in the survey would refer a woman with advanced breast cancer to a cancer specialist????
That is a terrifying statistic, if accurate.

06-02-2006, 05:43 PM	#4
Susan2 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 87	Did I read that right? Quote from the article: "However, another study presented at the cancer meeting on Friday showed the opposite problem: people not getting enough care. A survey of nearly 700 primary care doctors in Wisconsin found that only 11 percent would refer a patient with advanced lung cancer to a cancer specialist and only 25 percent would refer a woman with advanced breast cancer." __________________________________ Only 25% of the primary care physicians in the survey would refer a woman with advanced breast cancer to a cancer specialist???? That is a terrifying statistic, if accurate.