Second Opinions

Second Opinions: Why, When, and Who (Cancerguide)
Offers an excellent overview from Steve Dunn, a kidney cancer survivor, on the reasons why you may want to get a second opinion and the considerations involved. [2/03]

Second Opinions (Cancer Supportive Care)
from Cancer Supportive Care, 1998
by Ernest H. Rosenbaum, MD & Isadora R. Rosenbaum
Offers three views on second opinions: "Does Everyone Need a Second Opinion?" by Ernest H. Rosenbaum, MD; "Second Opinions: A Valuable Part of Supportive Care," by Malin Dollinger, MD; and "Multidisciplinary Second Opinion Fundamentals," by Richard & Annette Bloch. [1998]

Multidisciplinary Second Opinion Institutions (R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation)
List of institutions that will, by patient request, provide a multidisciplinary second opinion within 3 weeks of diagnosis or recurrence. Institutions are listed by state, and include contact information. [1/04]

Managing Second Opinions (Conversations in Care)
Aimed at physicians, this web-book chapter provides a comprehensive examination of second opinions: trends in getting second opinions, the patient perspective, the physician perspective, the challenges and potential benefits, and the importance of physician-patient communication during the second opinion process. [n.d.]

Second Pathology Opinions

Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Consultation (Armed Forces Institute of Pathology)
The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology is a world leader in pathology diagnosis, education, and research. It offers consultation for second pathology opinions and describes this service on its website.

FindCancerExperts (findcancerexperts.com)
Privately-funded referral service to nationally recognized pathologists for second opinions. Website offers educational information on the benefits of second pathology opinions.