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Vaginal cancer - leading cancer treatment center

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7243 CSN Member Posts: 249 Member
in Gynecological Cancers (other than ovarian and uterine) #1

Where is the best place to receive vaginal cancer treatment?  Can anyone recommend a center of excellence? 

 

thank you 

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  • abrub
    abrub CSN Member Posts: 2,174 Member
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    You'd want a specialty cancer center

    My appendix cancer recurred in my vagina.  I am being treated at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in NYC.  They discussed various radiation options after my surgery (brachytherapy and general radiation treatment) to mop up the remaining cancer cells.  For a variety of reasons, I opted out of further treatment beyond surgery.  However, you want a center that sees and deals with the rare cancers regularly.

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  • Sadmimo
    Sadmimo CSN Member Posts: 1
    edited July 2017 #3
    So what are the recommened

    So what are the recommened centers please?

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  • lucy07
    lucy07 CSN Member Posts: 51
    edited August 2017 #4
    Hello

    I recommend NYC Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    for gynecological cancer I used Dr Abu-Rustum

    great hospital wonderful talented caring surgeon 

    good luck

     

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  • NoTimeForCancer
    NoTimeForCancer CSN Member Posts: 3,629 Member
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    Sadmimo said:

    So what are the recommened

    So what are the recommened centers please?

    There are quite a few good

    There are quite a few good ones known around the U.S.  Sloan in NYC, Moffit in FL, Faber in Boston, MD Anderson in TX (they have also started affiliations with hospitals across the country), and there are others.  Depending on where you live you might be surprised what is local and well-respected.  If possible, ask to work with a specialist, for example with a gynecologic cancer you really want to work with a GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGIST.  They are gynecologists who have taken years of additional training and they will best be able to assist with 'below the belt' cancers.  

     

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