Well, what's the answer then?
Patricia,
Most Dr's care because that is the business they are in. Are there some
that are
just in the profession for the money, probably. But I doubt most of them
survive the years of school, sleepless nights of being a resident not to
mention
mountains of bills before they ever see that mercedes or swimming pool. Is
being an informed patient the best thing you can do for yourself, absolutly.
Here is where the line is drawn, informed shouldn't mean jumping at
every news headline that claims cancer has been cured with a little magic
pill, cause
no cancer has.
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>>I live in Florida, but I just may end up in
> NY because they are not willing to do angiogenesis at my Dr's office
> and I'm afraid it's my only chance.
I assume you are referring to the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center? I suspect
that your Dr is unwilling simply because the {*filter*} have not finished
clinical trials. If you feel that strongly that this is your only hope then
you should talk to your doctor about applying for some the trials currently
underway. http://www.***.com/
Only you can decide if going the trial route is right for you. There are
lots of promising {*filter*} that never make it out of Phase III trials beause
the great results just don't hold up when used in the larger group that
typically makes up Phase III.
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>>I am NOT 60yo!! I want to live and I am pushing as hard as I can.
I doubt that anyone who is told they have cancer says to themself, well
that's it I can just laydown and die. My mother who is 73 want to survive
this just as much as you. She wants to enjoy the retirement she worked 40+
years for, see all the places in the world she hasn't see and watch her god
children grow up
I wish you the best of luck in your fight.
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> If all cancer centers are horrible, should we just curl up and die?
> Personally, I PUSH until I get what I want. It's MY body, why should
> some Dr. care about me? I am the only one who can insure that I get
> the care I need. Nobody returns phone calls in my experience, you have
> to be a persistent pain in the butt. If you were famous - you would
> get more attention. Regular guys like us, we have to fight for
> treatment. I have spoken to 3 cancer centers in the past week, and I
> have dealt with 3 different centers in the past two years. Nobody will
> take up your cause and fight for you - only you. You are your own
> advocate. If you wait for the Dr's - you might as well forget it. I
> have to do my own research and bring it to the Dr. myself. I want to
> live. I am a {*filter*} cancer survivor of almost two years and I have
> just been diagnosed with primary Lung cancer. I have two very young
> children - one 18 months and one 5 years old. I am NOT 60yo!! I want
> to live and I am pushing as hard as I can. I have switched Dr's twice
> in the past two months, and I'll do it again if this one slows down.
> My chances are abyssmal and I will not accept that. We need to stick
> together and insist on being treated and insist on not being pushed
> aside - get in their face! I live in Florida, but I just may end up in
> NY because they are not willing to do angiogenesis at my Dr's office
> and I'm afraid it's my only chance. Don't get discouraged by the
> medical PROFESSION. After all, we are paying for their Mercedes and
> Swimming Pools. They need us!
