2nd opinions never hurt, especially with something like cancer...this woman would have undergone needless chemotherapy...5 potential red flags to look for...#2 is something you can do immediately..check Google to compare the diagnosis from your MD....BD
(CNN) -- In June 2004, Trisha Torrey found a golf ball-size lump in her torso. A surgeon removed it and gave her the grim news: cancer. art.avoid.misdiagnosis.cnn.jpg If you don't get better after treatment, ask your doctor more questions. And it wasn't just any cancer but an extremely rare type of lymphoma. "The oncologist told me that if I didn't begin chemo immediately," says Torrey, "I would be dead by Christmas." The 52-year-old marketing consultant says she was petrified. But something in her gut told her the diagnosis was wrong. Her doctor assured her it was right: two labs had confirmed the subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma. Against her doctor's orders, Torrey delayed chemo and went to another oncologist, who sent a tissue sample to the National Institutes of Health. The result: Torrey never had cancer.
2. Your symptoms don't match your diagnosis
This is where the Internet comes in. You don't have to be a medical professional to Google your diagnosis.
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