it s no longer one size fits all. ken encourages patients to ask doctors to put tumors dry ice for genetic testing. why? because there are gene assays that can identify grows factors that could be hit with various therapies. i was angry i had cancer. i was scared. lewis was dumbfounded when his doctors told him he a cancer. it was so out of control. he was a marine and like a good soldier he was going to follow doctor s orders. the the doctor referred him to a lung cancer specialist. why are you going to him. a radiologist reported the tumor was benign but the oncologist wasn t convinced.
so they looked at the report together. he was very persistent about making sure that it wasn t just an off the hip diagnosis. the meeting was worth the time and the radiologist changed his report. he wrote an amendment and said oh, no, this is metastatic. fox news was invited to witness the decision-making process. we need to get further imaging to further characterize if there is legions spreading. he is a leading liver surgeon a top liver center. ken encouraged lewis to get more opinions. i don t want to make a quick hasty judgment and just say we need to have surgery. you are convinced there were me as the particular.
in the west bank they were protesting against a security barrier. they say it grabs land for a future state. i m rick folbaum, join me at 6:00 from america s news headquarters. now back to the fox report. winning the war on cancer. reporter: there is so much information out there on cancer. with new studies released every day, critical decisions can be overwhelming. now a new health care professional provides some navigation. he came back with me information about diagnosis particulars and treatment that i knew nothing about. simple mistakes can be catastrophic. my mission is to empower my patients with information so they can make informed decisions. ken shuller is a patient advocate. his ability to access medical
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