Once a person goes through the process of finding and interviewing a health care provider, that one provider does not have to be the sole source of information about diagnosis and treatment. Breast cancer is a very complex and serious condition, and all people who are diagnosed with it should consider seeking a second opinion.
Seeing a second health care provider who is at a different hospital or group practice from the initial provider serves a number of purposes. It can instill confidence in the first provider by confirming a diagnosis or course of treatment. It can provide a different insight into a person's diagnosis and treatment, expanding options for care. And it can provide a chance to interact in-depth with another health care provider, allowing him/her to then pick the one that may be better suited to give care.
