Concerned about your diagnosis? Call a pathologist for a second opinion.
In recent months, widespread media coverage regarding second opinions for breast cancer diagnosis has sparked a dialogue about if — and when — a patient requires a second opinion. Seventy percent of all medical treatment plans are driven by laboratory test results, and every treatment begins with a diagnosis.
That’s where pathologists come in. As professor and chair of pathology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore, I think it …