I had to laugh at a list of the best local doctors that was compiled by a magazine here in Chicago. One of the doctors named was the doc who told my Mom that the six week old, quarter sized sore in her mouth was nothing to worry about. Ah, man. Just when I was trying to forgive and forget I had to see that. I'm tempted to send him a note along with some brochures about oral cancer with the hope that none of his other patients are misguided.

But don't forget those polls are typically determined by the 6 people who took the time to write in to the survey (probably relatives). My MD who misdiagnosed it for months was on one of those lists in my area too. He's great for everything else - just don't expect him to be accurate diagnosing cancer!