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Arriving at a MF Diagnosis
There are a few different ways your healthcare provider can diagnose myelofibrosis. Listen as Dr. John Mascarenhas explains the importance of getting to an accurate diagnosis.
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Arriving at a MF Diagnosis with Dr. John Mascarenhas
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What should people know about a myelofibrosis diagnosis?
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Dr. John Mascarenhas, Hematologist Oncologist
DR. JOHN MASCARENHAS:
“Getting the diagnosis is crucial because the treatments are tailored to the diagnosis and the subtypes of disease. And then I think making sure that your disease or the treatment plan for your disease is personalized and tailored to the goals of therapy for you because it really is, as I keep saying, it's variable. It's variable in how patients present their clinical course, and their treatment goals could be different.”
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What are the next steps for patients following their diagnosis?
DR. JOHN MASCARENHAS:
“I think first establishing the diagnosis and secondarily establishing an appropriate treatment plan that's individualized and agreed upon between the physician and the patient, because if the two goals are not aligned, then I think that there can exist a problem, so the patient has to understand the goals. The physician has to be clear with what the goals of therapy are, and the patient has to be vocal in what their expectations are so that both could be aligned.”
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