'The Expert Patient'
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 11:55 am
http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/05/14 ... e-patient/
“What I found from the patient community was better, more up to date and medically more sophisticated than the information that most oncologists have,” Mr. deBronkart said.
“The world has changed,” said Dave deBronkart, New Hampshire-based co-chair of the society. “It is possible now for smart, thoughtful patients to have information that their doctors haven’t seen yet. This doesn’t mean doctors are stupid, this doesn’t mean doctors do not know what they’re talking about. It means there is a new source of information in health care.”