My husband is going to Sloan for his treatment and I was very impressed with the amount of thought and discussion that went into his treatment recommendation. We saw a top surgeon there and everyone told us that he was going to recommend surgery because that's what surgeons do.
Nope, He recommended trying chemo/rads first. Then we met with the MO and RO and again lots of discussion and thought about treatment plan.
He is doing chemo and rad but it wasn't automatic at all. He felt like an individual case with great thought given to his treatment.
Yes, there's a certain protocal but there are many shades within it. So, I'm so glad to hear you are getting opinions.
Our philosophy was to go aggressive in the hopes of getting it all the first time around. But everyone has different thoughts on this,I imagine.
If you have any questions about Sloan let me know. As you can see, we're fans...