 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Being in Canada, your medical system works differently than ours in the US. Here we have whats called Comprehensive Cancer Centers (CCC's). Those facilities are the biggest and best cancer treatment facilities. The physicians are top notch as the CCCs attract and retain only the brightest doctors and staff. Theres also studies proving patients treated at CCC's have better outcomes with less recurrences. Look for an ENT who specializes in treating oral cancer patients. You do not want to end up with the type of ENT who mainly puts tubes in childrens ears or rarely deals with OC.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
