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How to choose a hospital

sodapups
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Joined: Sep 2003
Sep 29, 2003 - 11:20 pm

I'm helping my sister, newly diagnosed with advanced stage III ovarian cancer, research hospitals and doctors to be sure that she's going to the best one for her situation. She's already been told that chemo is necessary first to shrink some of the tumors that are in difficult/dangerous places to improve operability. That gives her about two months to be sure she's headed to the right hospital and the best doctors for her needs. Can anyone suggest how to choose a hospital and/or doctor? Or even how to research them? What questions should we ask? What websites and other resources would be helpful? Thank you all and God Bless.
als26
Posts: 48
 Joined: Feb 2002
Sep 30, 2003 - 1:25 pm
Re: How to choose a hospital

Hello-
I'm not too sure where you live, but I think she should go to Sloan Kettering in NY or MD Anderson in Texas for a second opinion. If you can't get to either of those places, call them to see where they suggest. I hear John Hopkins is good. In Michigan, Karmanos is fantastic and UofM hospital too. On a separate note, my Mom had chemo first before her surgery too. It was very successful. Her doctor shrank her Stage IV tumors and then did the debaulking and then reinstated the chemo (carbo taxol). Good luck to you :)
sodapups
Posts: 2
 Joined: Sep 2003
Oct 01, 2003 - 5:39 pm
Re: How to choose a hospital

Thank you both, als26 and the CSN guy. I've been using the ACS webpage as a starting point. S