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Hi Yaka. All oncologists are not hematologists. There are so many distinct kinds of cancer that each tends to have their own specialty. Also, MDS is rare enough that a lot of doctors don't have loads of experience with it even if they've treated a lot of cancers. On top of that, MDS is really many different diseases. It's always good to have an opinion from a center/doctor that's seen a lot of MDS cases.
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Karen, age 62, dx MDS RAEB-2 1/8/10: pancytopenia WBC 2.7k/Hgb 7.4/Hct 22.1/Plt 19k; complex cytogenetics -3,del(5)(q14q33),-6,+8,+mar,17% blasts. MUD BMT Johns Hopkins 11/30/10. Dx tongue cancer 8/31/12. ok now. blog mausmarrow.com
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