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Dr. George Crile, Jr. discusses his book "Surgery"

BROADCAST: Oct. 27, 1978 | DURATION: 00:48:53

Synopsis

With regards to surgeries, patients must ask questions.  In his book, "Surgery: Your Choices, Your Alternatives," Dr. George Crile Jr. warns of undergoing a surgery if it's truly not warranted.  Crile's most important piece of advice to patients is to always remember that with any surgery, death is a real possibility, should there be a complication.

*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations