tater wrote: . . . I see so many going to MD Anderson how does a middle income out of state guy get there?
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tater wrote: ...We live in Utah and the closest cancer institute is Huntsmans Cancer Center, has anyone had good luck there....
U.S. News & World Report has released its 2016-2017 Best Hospital Rankings and named University of Utah’s Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) one of the top 50 cancer hospitals in the country.
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Lee wrote:tater wrote: . . . I see so many going to MD Anderson how does a middle income out of state guy get there?
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Check to see if they accept your insurance plan. Butt yes please get a 2nd and a 3rd opinion at a major cancer treatment center. I'm not up on Huntsmans Cancer Center, butt that might be a good idea also. With a stage IV diagnoses, getting a couple of different opinions is a good idea.
KNOW that that are many people here who are NED (No Evidence Detect) today and had liver mets at diagnoses. Butt you've got to find a team of doctors that are going to treat her aggressively. Also major cancer center tend to have the latest and greatest advancements. Has your wife had a PET scan yet?
Another good hospital to check out is Sloan Kettering Memorial in New York City. Dr. Kemny has helped many people here with liver mets.
There is a facebook Colon Talk that many people from here are members of. It is by invitation (you can ask to join). It were people share info on treatments and the best places to go.
Hope this helps, Know that you have joined a forum that has a lot of knowledge people who have walked in your shoes right now Know that are not alone here.
All the best to you and your wife, sorry for the reason you had to join.
Lee
tater wrote:
She has had a Pet scan back in april I believe. It did not show any activity in her liver, only the primary tumor and a lymph node in her pelvis. Since radiation the primary tumor and the node have shrunk just over 50% and we were preparing for surgery. We had a follow up CT scan that just picked up on the liver about five days prior to her resection surgery.
Lee wrote:tater wrote:
She has had a Pet scan back in april I believe. It did not show any activity in her liver, only the primary tumor and a lymph node in her pelvis. Since radiation the primary tumor and the node have shrunk just over 50% and we were preparing for surgery. We had a follow up CT scan that just picked up on the liver about five days prior to her resection surgery.
I would get a 2nd opinion regarding that liver met. PET scan picks up cell activity. Cancer cells tend to be more active than normal cells. If the PET scan did not pick it up, I would be wondering if it is indeed a cancer met. Pet scan was done 3 months ago, to short of a time period. Possibly this met was missed on the PET scan back in April, butt get another opinion.
good luck,
Lee
tater wrote:[ . . . I will most likely try the local cancer institute first as I don't know how feasible it will be to get to Houston from Utah and do treatments especially with a young family.
I've been told this is a slow growing cancer but those spots showed up in four months has me concerned. Could they be cyst? I'm not hanging my hat on it. I have been told by several on another blog that the liver is famous for non-cancerous spots but I don't know.
Lee wrote:tater wrote:[ . . . I will most likely try the local cancer institute first as I don't know how feasible it will be to get to Houston from Utah and do treatments especially with a young family.
I've been told this is a slow growing cancer but those spots showed up in four months has me concerned. Could they be cyst? I'm not hanging my hat on it. I have been told by several on another blog that the liver is famous for non-cancerous spots but I don't know.
Just FYI. Many people that live out of state from MD Anderson will go there for surgery, butt then get chemo local. MDA will call the shots and the local Onc follows the plan. Butt you do have to get follow up care at MDA (every 3months, then every 6months, then yearly for a period of time).
Sometimes people go to MDA for a 2nd opinion.
Yes, colon cancer tends to be very slow growing, butt if it does met, sometime the met can become faster growing. Because you are dealing with a possible met, get an aggressive team of Dr.(s) to treat your wife. Do get an expert opinion regarding that possible liver met. 3 months is too short of a time period, if you ask me. Butt I m not a doctor, just someone who been on this forum for 10 yrs plus. Learned a few things here and there.
All the best,
Lee
tater wrote:So if I understand you you are thinking that the four months between scans is too short of a time for 6 mm to present them selves. . . .
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