Dr. Dino PratoEnvita Medical Centers · Founder and CEO at Envita Medical Centers

Are you being treated as a person or a protocol? #shorts

18 Jan 2026 · 1 min

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In this YouTube short, the speaker—an oncologist—criticizes the widespread reliance of U.S. board‑certified oncologists on the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines. While acknowledging that the guidelines provide a clear, standardized pathway for treatment decisions, insurance justification, and billing, he argues that they are fundamentally designed for average patient groups rather than for the unique biology of each individual. By applying a committee‑derived, one‑size‑fits‑all protocol to every patient, oncologists may inadvertently contribute to poorer outcomes, including higher mortality, because personalized care is sacrificed. The monologue serves as a warning and a call to prioritize individualized cancer treatment over strict adherence to generic protocols.

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Most board certified oncologists in the United States follow the NCCN guidelines on paper. That sounds great. They give your doctor a clear map, a way to show insurance companies what they're doing and get it billed and covered. That's great. That's a standard of care. But there are some big limitations you rarely hear about. And the number one limitation is the guidelines are written for groups, not for you. They're built around the one size fits all average patient population health. When your oncologist is just following the NCCNN guidelines, understand what that means? The they're applying a committee group protocol to your individual biology. That's why we see so many people, unfortunately, die with cancer, because they're not getting the individual care their unique biology deserves.