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Thanks for sharing your tx protocol. Would you say that if I decide to get a second opinion for my chemo/radiation from the Mayo clinic I should request a consult with a Medical Oncologist? I would like to be able to do it over the phone, not sure if they do that.

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@beebe Good news that you decided you are going to work with your local oncologist and have a plan in place. Here is my take on Mayo Clinic. I saw a gyn-oncologist. She does surgery and I knew I would likely need a hysterectomy which is why I was scheduled with her. Medical oncology is a different specialty and I think these are the physicians who order and manage chemotherapy. So, if pathology after a hysterectomy performed by a gyn-oncologist at Mayo results in the need for chemotherapy then you would be referred to oncology. If you need radiation therapy then you would be referred to a the physician who specializes in radiation oncology.

These are my impressions after getting my cancer care at Mayo Clinic.