"Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 939 | Absolutely...we saw the Head and Neck Group at Moffitt (CCC in Tampa, FL) and they gave their blessings for radiation and chemo here in our home town (they were familiar with the doctors.) We continue to go to Moffitt for quarterly checkups. You do need a team approach to the diagnosis and treatment plan that is possible at a CCC. Then, make a decision on where to get that treatment. Many CCC's have residential facilities on their campus run by the American Cancer Society and at no charge to patients undergoing treatments. Check that out...no net worth check...free to all.
Deb
Deb..caregiver to husband, age 63 at diagnosis, former smoker who quit in 1997. DIAGNOSIS: 6/26/07 SCC right tonsil/BOT T4N0M0 TREATMENT START: 8/9/07 cisplatin/taxol X 7..IMRT twice daily X 31.5. TREATMENT END: 10/1/07 PEG OUT: 1/08 PORT OUT: 4/09 FOLLOWUP: Now only annual exams. ALL CLEAR!
Passed away 1/7/17 RIP Bill
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