Interesting - I took this from MD Anderson's website:
This group of physicians believes that whether benign or malignant, rare or common, tumors are best treated in a specialized program where there is a concentration of experience, as well as rehabilitation resources for the critical path to a quality life for patients, and that just such an environment exists at M. D. Anderson. “I have never worked in a place that had this gamut of services,†Dr. DeMonte said. “This is our focus: it’s all we do.â€
If I lived close by to a facility with a doctor who had this kind of confidence in his work, I would not have left Indiana just because Dr. Lunsford is a pioneer. But the people in Indianapolis failed to convince me that they had the experience I was looking for. The oncologist I was referred to did a lot of work with prostate cancer, and his bio listed his HOBBIES, which struck me as unprofessional. His nurse was unable to tell me anything about his success rates, but assured me, "his patients sure love him!"
That was a bit disconcerting, to say the least. I looked elsewhere.
My follow up care is great, by the way. I have talked to Pittsburgh post treatment, and they are very responsive - additionally, I found a neurologist here who is willing to be involved with my followup care. He runs a dizziness clinic, which is where I go to rehab for imbalance issues which have increased after GK.
Nancy