The Sometimes-Awkward Art of Asking for a Second Opinion By Cara Anthony and Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio Oct. 13, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/health-industry/healthq-second-opinions-doctors-how-to-ask-for/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_34lpwLLy_6-zyRq7nA3DMZmbuZkzpfHSui-ELs4TfvNxkO6KmXZu1IcYh8QPAGiModn3tllcBe7U0uYIM5BgUV-75zg&_hsmi=443876565&utm_content=443876565&utm_source=hs_email KFF Health News: The Sometimes-Awkward Art Of Asking For A Second Opinion When Carol Daniel, a veteran broadcast journalist who lives near St. Louis, was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2022, her husband encouraged her to seek a second opinion. She was worried that consulting another doctor might seem like a betrayal. Daniel said she wondered: “Am I cheating on him? Am I going behind his back? Am I acting like I don’t trust him by seeking a second opinion?” (Anthony and Farmer, 10/13)