"As a doctor, my main goal should be to be on your journey, not to totally prescribe your journey," says Dr. Lawrence Piro, President and CEO of The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute in Los Angeles.
A doctor’s job is to present all the treatment options, outcomes and side-effects to patients. Some patients may choose the most aggressive treatment, while others may decide they can't live with the severe side effects and would rather pursue an alternate treatment. That's each individual's call, Piro says. "It's my job to support and help [people] on their journey," he says.
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