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Best hospitals to treat cancer...
My SIL had brain cancer when she was a teen. It's apparently returning... but this time the tumor is much deeper and is inoperable. They are giving her options for treatment, but we don't know the details yet. She's currently in North Dakota for graduate school, but we're expecting her to drop out and move back with her dad in Oklahoma.
We'd like to give her the option of coming up here to seek treatment, since there are a lot of hospitals closer to us than the other 2 options she has. But, I don't know a lot about the specific hospitals that she should consider. Anyone have any experiences with places like Dana Farber or Sloan-Kettering? Or any other hospitals from NYC to Boston?
Re: Best hospitals to treat cancer...
my best friend in NYC has worked for sloan kettering since 2002 and i've only heard good things about their treatment options. a former co-worker of mine still has his mom today because she was able to get into an aggressive trial treatment for her cancer - they gave her a few months and that was almost a decade ago. if she can go there, i'm sure the treatment would be some of the best in the country.
lots of good thoughts to your SIL!
One of my BFs is undergoing treatment for breast cancer, and it's being supervised through Sloan Kettering. She drives up there from Providence. She says it's wonderful.
Good luck to your SIL!
My coworker is battling leukemia for the third time, and he has always gone to Dana Farber. He loves it there - says the staff, nurses, and doctors are all great.
I'm so sorry about your SIL. I hope her treatment, wherever she ends up having it, goes well.
dana farber has been wonderful with my grandfather.
i'm so sorry about your sil. cancer sucks pickles.
First off, I'm so sorry that you're family is going through this again.
7 years ago my mom was diagnosed with a brain tumor (glioblastoma stage 4) and she was treated at DFCI. The treatment & support we received for her and our family was top notch incredible. I'm not sure if their treatments are the most aggressive out there, but they do some amazing work. I do still keep in touch with her neuro-oncologist (Dr. Patrick Wen) and would highly recommend him to anyone. Let me know if you have any specific questions and I'll be happy to help you out!
I'm very sorry to hear about your sister-in-law.
My dad goes to Dana Farber (he's been going for over a year) and he has nothing but good things to say. He's suffering from stage IV lung cancer. So far he's beaten the odds for someone in his situation. I think part of that has to do with where he is being treated,
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Thanks for all the advice and good thoughts. She's only met with a neurosurgeon so far, so after she meets with an oncologist tomorrow we're going to encourage her to get a second opinion at Dana Farber. Hoping for some better news than today.
Thanks again.
MIL is FINALLY arriving from India next month to start tx for bone cancer @ Dana Farber. They have lots of clinical trials & have been very patient with us regarding coordinating her care & her getting here; it's been a looooong process since she's international. She had breast cancer in 2001, had a mastectomy & was free & clear until 2009 when what she thought was arthritis ended up being bone cancer. GL to your family!
Sloan Kettering or Dana Farber
A lot of times...you can get recommendations from these places and get treated locally and not have to travel if it is a bit of a commute unless it is a clinical trial and they only offer it at those places.
Good luck...
My dad just died of bone cancer on September 3rd last year. When he got diagnosed and we found out it was cancer we immediate made phone calls to get him to Dana Farber. I remember saying to my mom that you don't live in RI to have a place like Dana Farber in your backyard and you don't go there.
Unfortunately for us, he was only treated there for 1 week. He was already too sick and the one low dose round of chemo nearly killed him. When he made the decision to stop fighting (because he was in too much pain. He became septic, got CDeff, and then shingles) and go to hospice I lost it. I made the decision pretty much on the spot that I was going to run the Boston Marathon for Dana Farber to raise money for ALL cancer research. It's so painful for everyone involved. I couldn't help my dad, but with my running I can help someone else. So that is what I am doing! In fact my cool racing shirt came in today...