How does a patient find an AML expert? I would say that most of the time, you know, AML is usually diagnosed either by their primary care doctors who will see that some blood count is abnormal and they might refer them to a general oncologist. Most general oncologists actually have a network of AML experts that they are aware of in their community or city or state. It's always a good idea to ask your oncologist, like, if they were to seek a second opinion, who would then usually would have recommendations of a few doctors that they can seek information. Many times for all of my referrals, for example, the general oncologist would just call me and say, I have this patient and can you see this patient? And it's facilitated by the oncologist themselves. If they are not aware of a particular oncologist or if your general oncologist doesn't have any particular recommendation, you know, they could look at any academic or tertiary centers around where they live and they usually will have AML programs. There's phone numbers you can call. There are also a lot of websites and, you know, where they can list all of the AML experts, like AAMDS is one of them. You can get a lot of physicians who treat this. That information is available. I'm not worried about not being able to find it. It's just a matter of convenience to the patient too because they would want to go to a place where they know they can travel back and forth. So that's part of the thought process going as to which doctor they would want to see.
HealthTree • April 5, 2023