 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Your post caught my eye when you said you didnt know another person in your whole area that had oral cancer. You also mentioned the new doc was closer to home. Im concerned that these physicians do not have the experience a large cancer center would have with treating many oral cancer patients. There really is a very big difference in being seen at a NCI top rated cancer center vs a small town hospital. Im not saying there arent top notch doctors in small towns. Im saying at a NCI rated cancer center, they treat many oral cancer patients so they are more familiar with current methods and guidelines. NCI Cancer Centers
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  | 
