Take charge when choosing a physician to treat your cancer. Ask questions and research the following:
Board Certification which assures a physician’s expertise in a particular specialty or sub specialty. These physicians meet the “gold standard” of education, training and continuing education.
The specialty or sub specialty in which the physician is board certified. A surgeon should be board certified in surgery. A radiologist who treats cancer should be board certified in radiation oncology which is a sub specialty of radiation.
The correct boards to certify a physician:
American Board of Medical Specialties
American Board of Physician Specialties
American Osteopathic Association
State medical licensing information:
Federation of State Medical Licenses
Physician comparisons:
Research your doctor on these websites. They may require a log in but the effort is worth it. Credentials hanging in a doctor’s office can be confusing. Verify them.
