The Colon Club

Hello all ,
So I been hearing alot about people getting care threw places like MSK without actually traveling there and am wondering how it all works ? In cases where the patient needs treatment can it happen at a local cancer center with MSK in charge of it ? I would really love to get my dad the kind of treatment MSK offers compared to our local cancer center but we just don't have the money for the travel costs . So just looking for someone with experience in dealing with this type of thing thanks for the help .

I think that’s possible - it’s what I do - but I do need to travel occasionally. Before Covid it was once a month. Now it’s more like every few. But MSK does work with NW to tell them what to do for the rounds of chemo I do locally. My scans and surgeries are all in NY however.

Yes, I have heard of others that are patients at MSK but have treatment elsewhere like Ginas said.
I met a lady last week whose care is thru MDA in TX. I thought that was interesting as well.

Not first hand experience but I’ve known a number of people that do it (particularly with MSK). The main thing however seems to be that they are usually a patient of the main cancer centre (ie had imaging/staging and a treatment plan created there), and then they arrange for a local oncologist/hospital to deliver the treatment. I’ve not known anyone to do it entirely remotely before - ie without ever travelling to and being assessed by the main cancer centre first.

My cancer center is associated with Dana Farber. Although my oncologist actually sent me there early on for a second opinion, we haven't needed to consult them again. If we did, I think remote consultation would be likely. Just send the scans and so forth.