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[FeMike]

FeMike, to my knowledge, most patients or their families don’t make decisions independently, they may seek a second opinion to verify what their doctor has identified. Generally, they tend to follow their doctor’s advice instead of relying solely on their own research, mainly because of fear.

I certainly can't say whether that's true or not, but the idea seems crazy to me. On two separate occasions, my father was hospitalized and in the ICU for weeks (heart attack and Covid) and I researched the symptoms, treatments, read medical papers, etc extensively. Educated myself to the point that hospital staff and doctors frequently asked if I was a doctor when I had discussions with them. One doctor actually said, respectfully, "I think you may know more about this than I do". When my daughter was diagnosed with an extremely rare congenital disorder with a poor prognosis, the first thing I did was learn as much as humanly possible about the condition and treatment options. I can't fathom that people can receive medical news like this and not take the steps to learn about it. But you may be right. People are lazy.

Many in the older generation distrust information from Google and believe that doctors provide more reliable guidance.

I'll concede this point is actually fair and reasonable, especially considering the GBM population with median diagnosis age of 64.