Doctors Can ’t Be Trusted to Tell Patients Whether They Should Receive Robotic Surgery

Patients often rely on physicians for information about their treatment alternatives. Unfortunately, that information is not always objective. Consider a man with early stage prostate cancer interested in surgical removal of his tumor, but uncertain whether it is better for … Continue reading → The post Doctors Can’t Be Trusted to Tell Patients Whether They Should Receive Robotic Surgery appeared first on PeterUbel.com.
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