In my own case, I alternate between a head and neck surgeon and a radiation oncologist. My choice is based on picking individuals who I know have the experience to recognize oral cancer visually, and by palpation / feeling. Neither the radiation doctor nor the surgeon were my treating doctors, since they are half a country away. I send my annual MRI and CT to my treating doctors at MDACC for their visual review even though a local radiologist has read them. It may be an unnecessary step, but I trust them implicitly, and an extra set of trained eyes never hurts. So for me it is not about a doctor

Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.