If you dont even have a month to make a decision, you wont have time for a CCC.
Heck making the appointment can take over a week. Then youll have to wait another 2 weeks for the appointment they schedule. Then when you get there you have to meet with all the doctors which takes a week. Then they come up with your plan. It is a lengthy process. When I was with my mom at Anderson it was TORTURE. Everyday we had to wait I felt like it was another day of her life slipping away...we were just wasting time.
Going to a CCC IS the best thing to do, but unfortunately sometimes there just isnt time. All I think about regarding the last few months of my moms life is how often we had to WAIT for a doctor to see us. Everything was always 'hurry up and wait'. If she could have just gotten proper treamtent the first week she wad DX again, I think she would still be here.

I guess what Im trying to say is, if youre in a dire situation regarding your cancer and dont have time to wait, waiting to get into a CCC will cost you a lot of time


my mom, age 59.

12/08 surgery & 33x rad
4/09 recurrence
5/09 surgery & 35x rad
12/09 recurrence
1/10 surgery. peg tube, trach, fibula free flap
6/10 recurrence. double chemo treatments.
8/10/10 finally at peace in heaven