(Prognosis is very good) He describes in detail how he had to advocate for the treatment he needed:
this is a complex, multi-stage process. It began with a physician appointment, then a radiologist, then a pathology report, then surgery, then another pathology report, then an oncologist, then a scan, then another radiologist, and finally, the oncologist again.
It's increasingly common in Los Angeles to ask friends if they have a general practitioner they like and be told the doctor's great, but switching to concierge service.