Cancer and Blood Disorder Experiences
Choosing A Care Team
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Encouragement in Finding Oncologist
Choosing a care team
Added Oct 1, 2015I was encouraged today in finding an oncologist. I called another doctor to let her know what was going on and just asked her office assistant if she might know a good oncologist. Her office assistant called me back with the name of a person my doctor went to school with: Dr. RobynYoung… Her name sounded very familiar so I started searching …
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Nancy Bromley
Choosing a care team
Added Dec 1, 2014Living with MBC. NEW TO ME. HELP NE COPE
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Uterine Cancer
Choosing a care team
Added Nov 26, 2014I was very fortunate to find Dr. Rodriguez…She is a wonderful Doctor and a very caring individual.
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I'm garrett andrest, and I support someone with cancer
Ellis hospital
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Added Dec 17, 2013We live in Gloversville New York Ellis hospital was only an hour away my Aunt, Uncle, and Grandma picked this place because another hospital was 3 hours away so the doctor at the New York City hospital said that my aunt could go to Ellis and the doctor at New York City would tell Ellis what to do. My aunt loved everyone at Ellis I was in school …
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colon migrated to liver
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Added Oct 7, 2013My cancer srated in my colon and went to my liver, it isn’t operable so far I have cheo every month since august 2011 . I am so tried of people hang in there it will get better,I could just scream. They just don’t knowhat it feels like to struggle everyday to get out of bed. I have donated my body to science (whole body) for medical purposes ma…
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I'm DonnaFern and I am currently winning against Stage 4 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
Dr. Lalan Wilfong and Texas Oncology
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Added Aug 18, 2013My internist, Dr. Donna Casey, set up my initial appointment with Dr. Wilfong. He is an unbelievably positive doctor who tells you the truth but who encourages you all along the way. He is a very compassionate man. I suspect he hurts a lot – being an oncologist means you see some huge successes along the way, but you also lose patients to the in…
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Automatic patient
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Added Jul 5, 2013I was diagnosed with small-cell adenocarcinoma (lung) in 9/08, & the upper lobe of my left lung was removed by a lung surgeon. She was part of a group, & following surgery, she handed me over to an oncologist in the group. A month or so after that, that dr left the practice, & I was “given” to another oncologist. In the midst of all this, my fee…
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Automatic patient
Choosing a care team
Added Jul 5, 2013I was diagnosed with small-cell adenocarcinoma (lung) in 9/08, & the upper lobe of my left lung was removed by a lung surgeon. She was part of a group, & following surgery, she handed me over to an oncologist in the group. A month or so after that, that dr left the practice, & I was “given” to another oncologist. In the midst of all this, my fee…
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My Colorectal Surgeon
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Updated Mar 23, 2013I was very fortunate and was referred to the absolute best surgeon – Dr Paul Charron with Colorectal Specialist.
Dr Charron is very caring, informative and does his best to answer all your questions. His entire staff is wonderful during a very difficult time.
West End Office
7605 Forest Avenue, Suite 308
Richmond, VA 23229
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YEAH! My grandmother overcame cancer by buildng her immune system natural defenses
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Updated Dec 12, 2012YEAH! My grandmother overcame cancer by buildng her immune system natural defenses.
My grandmother was diagnosed with cancer in several places. My grandmother would take me with her on here search for fruits,veggies and natural product research to build the immune system. Her health care did not pay for treatment. She was on a mission to in…
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Encouragement in Finding Oncologist
Choosing a care team
Added Oct 1, 2015I was encouraged today in finding an oncologist. I called another doctor to let her know what was going on and just asked her office assistant if she might know a good oncologist. Her office assistant called me back with the name of a person my doctor went to school with: Dr. RobynYoung… Her name sounded very familiar so I started searching …
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YEAH! My grandmother overcame cancer by buildng her immune system natural defenses
Choosing a care team
Updated Dec 12, 2012YEAH! My grandmother overcame cancer by buildng her immune system natural defenses.
My grandmother was diagnosed with cancer in several places. My grandmother would take me with her on here search for fruits,veggies and natural product research to build the immune system. Her health care did not pay for treatment. She was on a mission to in…
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colon migrated to liver
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Added Oct 7, 2013My cancer srated in my colon and went to my liver, it isn’t operable so far I have cheo every month since august 2011 . I am so tried of people hang in there it will get better,I could just scream. They just don’t knowhat it feels like to struggle everyday to get out of bed. I have donated my body to science (whole body) for medical purposes ma…
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There is no "right" answer for Multiple Myeloma
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Added Aug 18, 2009As this cancer is not generally considered curable, there are different opinions on how to deal with it. It can be difficult to get doctors to spell it out comprehensively for you, but here it is:
At the 50,000 foot level, doctors either believe in controlling the disease, or eradicating it. The “control the disease” people think that there…
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