[cladari]

When I was diagnosed with cancer of the base of my tongue and my neck my doctor outlined my options and the need to waste as little time as possible. I suddenly realized how much trust she was asking me to place in her. I took 2 days for my own research. I didn't research the options she gave me thinking that was a rabbit hole leading nowhere, I researched her.

Turned out she was Harvard med school, two Johns Hopkins fellowships and a handful of primary author papers all specializing in head and neck cancer. I took her advice on a treatment plan without fear.

I believe it's almost impossible to research treatment methods on your own because the field is so fragmented and complicated. You don't have a month or two, you have days. Researching your medical team is black and white, fact driven and objective.