Cancer survivor Karen Peterson discusses the importance of seeking second opinions.
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In order to avoid receiving additional chemotherapy after developing metastatic triple-negative breast cancer, Karen Peterson contacted Daniel C. Cho, MD, associate professor in the and director of the at 嘿嘿视频 Health鈥檚 Perlmutter Cancer Center, about a he was conducting. Declared a 鈥渃omplete responder鈥 by Dr. Cho in June 2020, Ms. Peterson now educates people with cancer to advocate for themselves and seek out second opinions.
鈥淚 must say, the person I trust most is my principal investigator at 嘿嘿视频, Dr. Daniel Cho,鈥 Ms. Peterson tells The CRI Blog. 鈥淗e was the one who picked up the phone and told me about the clinical trial that saved my life. I have a couple of doctors here and there, but he is number one when it comes to how I decide in regards to managing my healthcare. Our trust was an earned trust. He鈥檚 very humble. He is all about doing his job and saving lives.鈥
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