Cancer Treatment Centers of America, anybody?

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  • Phoenix Rising
    Phoenix Rising Member Posts: 170
    #42
    alice124 said:

    Phoenix,
    Robin, Smart

    Phoenix,

    Robin, Smart Patients Coordinator, recently responded to a question about CTCA on Smart Patients.  Included in her response was the following: "Cancer Treatment Centers of America has no particular expertise in renal cell carcinoma, which is a very unusual cancer in the way it behaves and responds." 

     

    Got it

    Got it Alice.  Thanks!

  • FreeStyle
    FreeStyle Member Posts: 1
    #43
    Why should you not check out . . .

    Everything aside.  I don't think it costs anything to give them a call.  Like them or leave them.  I would not count anything out.

  • AprilandChuck
    AprilandChuck Member Posts: 110
    #44
    GSRon said:

    Hey what do you mean no sex

    Hey what do you mean no sex around here.. Darn that is half of my schtick. No one has ever commented to me before. I have openly flirted with most of the women here and apologize to those I have missed. So let's get back to fighting cancer.. Oh and more sex... Ron

    lol

    Lol :-)

  • AprilandChuck
    AprilandChuck Member Posts: 110
    #45
    Djinnie said:

    Iceman!

    Putting politics to one side, I would just like to say that there is no one  on this site more supportive than Iceman. He has been posting since 2010 and there are many of us who are grateful that he gives up his time to give us the benefit of his advice. He is always one of the first to offer his support to new members!

    Above all else we should treat each other with respect!

     

    Djinnie

    opppss

    Oppss read late 

  • Phoenix Rising
    Phoenix Rising Member Posts: 170
    #46
    FreeStyle said:

    Why should you not check out . . .

    Everything aside.  I don't think it costs anything to give them a call.  Like them or leave them.  I would not count anything out.

    Calling is good

    I may just go ahead and call, but if they start talking credit checks and the like, I'm outta there.

  • dhs1963
    dhs1963 Member Posts: 513
    #47
    Phoenix Rising said:

    Calling is good

    I may just go ahead and call, but if they start talking credit checks and the like, I'm outta there.

    I have to agree

    I am very happy with my medical team at NIH.  But, I have thought about going somewhere for a second opinion.

    Cancer center of america is not the only one focused on money.  Financincg medical care is a nationwide problem for all but the rich.  MD Anderson requires you to prepay if they do not like your insurance....there have been articles about that. 

    I would be more concerned with cooking the books.  A good cancer treatment facility should take all people regardless of potential outcomes.  With the adv.  I have seen, and the numbers quoted, it is clear to me that they cherry pick.  I would be a good candadate for them:  Solitary Met RCC:  claim stage four but better outcomes.

    THe bottom line, though, is that in USA, medical care is a business.  Sometimes, it is a non-profit, sometimes, for profit.  That is a fact.  If a for-profit can streemline such that they get better outcomes for less money while making a profit, great.  But, is CCA doing that, or just making it look like they are doing that?

  • Minnesota Girl
    Minnesota Girl Member Posts: 119
    #48
    RCC Specialist in the Valley

    Phoenix - I don't get on the site much these days, so I just saw your post and am not familiar with your story. Are you actually in Phoenix? I have an RCC specialist in Scottsdale that I really like. Send me a private message and I can share his contact info.

  • Phoenix Rising
    Phoenix Rising Member Posts: 170
    #49
    Minnesota Girl said:

    RCC Specialist in the Valley

    Phoenix - I don't get on the site much these days, so I just saw your post and am not familiar with your story. Are you actually in Phoenix? I have an RCC specialist in Scottsdale that I really like. Send me a private message and I can share his contact info.

    Phoenix Rising is a Phoenix.... Rising

    Hi MinnesotaGirl,

    I am not in Arizona, I am in Georgia.  The symbol of Atlanta is a firey bird (very much like myself) rising from the ashes.... as am I. Coincidentally, I used the nickname Phoenix Rising long before coming to Atlanta, but now it really fits in more ways than one. Thanks for the offer!

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  • Bettie7752
    Bettie7752 Member Posts: 14
    #50
    TillieSOK said:

    They turned down treatment of

    They turned down treatment of my sister because she was on Medicare and not wealthy.  They will only accept patients that have at least a 95% chance of total remission.  They only want "good commercial material"....they don't care about the actual patient.  My niece works at one as a dietician and she verified that they only want to "treat" people who can be "cured" easily.  They are smoke and mirrors and strictly for profit.

    That is terrible

    There was a guy I knew from AL who went to the Cancer Treatment Center in Atlanta and he wasn't rich, but I guess he had great insurance. He finally died of lung cancer, but he did not do any better there than he would have done anywhere else. His family was swayed by the commercials.  To me, it is a rotten group of people who take advantage of others' suffering. y'all have really educated me a lot in the few days I have been on this site. 

    Thanks. 

    Bettie

  • Bettie7752
    Bettie7752 Member Posts: 14
    #51
    GSRon said:

    Hey what do you mean no sex

    Hey what do you mean no sex around here.. Darn that is half of my schtick. No one has ever commented to me before. I have openly flirted with most of the women here and apologize to those I have missed. So let's get back to fighting cancer.. Oh and more sex... Ron

    Ron's behavior

    Well, Ron, I am the one who is naive. I thought the photo you posted with your red, white, and blue flag colored hair was just a nice attempt to show empathy for me with my Votrient messed up hair. Now I discover that it is just an attempt to flirt with me and the other poor ladies. LOL. Well, keep it up because your antics make my day. 

    Take care,

    Bettie

    PS:  I keep trying to post my picture, but y'all keep rejecting it. 

  • garym
    garym Member Posts: 1,647
    #52
    Minnesota Girl said:

    RCC Specialist in the Valley

    Phoenix - I don't get on the site much these days, so I just saw your post and am not familiar with your story. Are you actually in Phoenix? I have an RCC specialist in Scottsdale that I really like. Send me a private message and I can share his contact info.

    We've missed you...

    Hi MG,

    Nice to hear from you again, your smile sure brightens the pages here. Sounds like everything is going quite well, that's always good to hear.

    Glad you stopped by,

    Gary

  • Minnesota Girl
    Minnesota Girl Member Posts: 119
    #53
    Phoenix Rising said:

    Phoenix Rising is a Phoenix.... Rising

    Hi MinnesotaGirl,

    I am not in Arizona, I am in Georgia.  The symbol of Atlanta is a firey bird (very much like myself) rising from the ashes.... as am I. Coincidentally, I used the nickname Phoenix Rising long before coming to Atlanta, but now it really fits in more ways than one. Thanks for the offer!

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    Gorgeous

    Love it and the spirit that goes with it!

  • twinthings
    twinthings Member Posts: 409
    #54
    GSRon said:

    Hey what do you mean no sex

    Hey what do you mean no sex around here.. Darn that is half of my schtick. No one has ever commented to me before. I have openly flirted with most of the women here and apologize to those I have missed. So let's get back to fighting cancer.. Oh and more sex... Ron

    Priorities

    Ron, happy to see you have your priorities straight!  Life is too short not have a little fun.  I'm diggin' your style...way to lighten the mood of this thread!!

    And for what it's worth, I have gotten some of my best advice from Iceman.  He and I are on opposite ends of the political spectrum and we will never agree on most things political, but, I have the utmost respect for him and his knowledge of RCC.

    Sindy

  • Babsokl
    Babsokl Member Posts: 8
    #55
    MD Anderson

    Tomorrow will mark my 1 year anniversary from my surgery for a partial nephrecctomy for RCC. I lost my left kidney at age 1 due to a neurblastoma. I went to MD Anderson because that's where I felt had the best surgeons and treatment for my case. I hope you find the best place for you!

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