 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | I also agree with Liz, but I have another question. Why is it YOU telling your Mom she has only six months? Why aren't her doctors telling HER this. Then she could make a decision to seek a second opinion, etc. I don't understand why a doctor would withhold this info from her.
MD Anderson and Sloan Kettering are usually considered the top two centers in the US but there other top rated facilities also, Dana Farber and Johns Hopkin also come to mind. There are also many in California, but I'm an east coaster. I'd seek help from her doctor as to which would be best for a second opinion for her particular cancer case.
Take care,
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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