[Lani]

worse, I THINK IT IS A MATTER OF PHYSICIAN "TURF" (WHICH ULTIMATELY RELATES TO ECONOMICS) and unwillingness to refer to someone else something they are not or no longer familiar with or good at.

I really hate to think that, but it comes from discussing this with many at AACR, ASCO and other meetings as well as with old college friends who are medical oncologists.

Most/best of the bone marrow studies done on bc in the US were done by a surgeon,not a medical oncologist, DR. ANTHONY LUCCI of MD Anderson (pubmed them)