 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | I last used the VA back in 1974 when I broke my leg and it was a scary place. Many county hospitals are also teaching hospitals and have programs for people without resources. In my area you must have a net worth of less than 7,000. Then Medicaid will pay. My local county hospital refers all oncology patients to Alta Bates Cancer Center which has all of the state of the art care, IMRT, etc.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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