How can someone get a second opinion?
There are many ways to get a second opinion: • Your doctor may be able to recommend a specialist. That might be a gynecological oncologist, medical oncologist, radiation oncologist, or plastic surgeon. Sometimes these doctors work together at cancer centers or programs. • The Gynecologic Cancer Foundation (GCF) has a hotline. You can reach it by dialing 1-800-444-4441. They can assist you in finding a gynecologic oncologist for a second opinion. You can also search for a gynecologic oncologist by your zip code. There is a tool for doing that called Find A Doctor. • The Cancer Information Service number is 1-800-4-CANCER. By calling it, you can find out about treatment facilities. This includes cancer centers and other programs supported by the National Cancer Institute. • You can get names of doctors from your local medical society. You can also contact a nearby hospital, a medical school, or local cancer advocacy group for names.
There are many ways to get a second opinion: • Your primary doctor may be able to give you the name of a specialist. This may be a surgeon, medical oncologist, radiation oncologist, or plastic surgeon. Sometimes these doctors work together at cancer centers or programs. • The Gynecologic Cancer Foundation (GCF) has a hotline. The number is 1-800-444-4441. The hotline can assist you in finding a gynecologic oncologist for a second opinion. • The WCN web site has a Find-A-Doctor tool. You can use it to search for a gynecologic oncologist. The search results will be based on your zip code. • The Cancer Information Service can tell you about treatment facilities. These include cancer centers and other programs supported by the National Cancer Institute. The number is 1-800-4-CANCER or 1-800-422-6237. • You can get names of doctors from your local medical society. You can also ask for names at a nearby hospital.
