"The doctors at UCSF are just scaremongering, regardless of their credentials." Thats a very blithe statement to make about a group of professionals. Here's t

"The doctors at UCSF are just scaremongering, regardless of their credentials." Thats a very blithe statement to make about a group of professionals. Here's the thing -- I know several people who have been treated for cancer at UCSF, and my understanding is that you couldn't ask for a better group of doctors/scientists. Their expertise is very well-regarded. So if taking the advice of a doctor who has made this his/her life's work is appealing to authority, then guilty as charged. If I'm going to try and make the best decision I can without understanding the topic as well as you seem to, I'm certainly not going to chose the people who generally work in the field over the the people with real medical experience. My plumber is a very smart guy who knows a lot about electrical, but I'm not going to hire him to re-wire my house. The devils is in the details, and I'm going with the guy who has a very good grip on the details.