Or Are they Cynically Using people for their Money? One of their Many Ads: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLDH_Cm1KjM Their Website: http://www.cancercenter.com/ Thanks Spreed, No Doubt. Jen, False Hope. Jen, they Have No Shame.
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No, their success rate is the same as any other other hospital and probably not as good as the very best. They do have good customer service.
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This is a perfect example of why medicine should not be a business. I've seen this ad many times. So they have a cure for pancreatic cancer? Patrick Swayze and President Carter's family should have gone there. I would love to know how they handle medicaid patients or people with no insurance. I suspect they have a screening process to keep non-paying people out of their system. Added note: Thanks "Jen" Thanks for sharing your dad's story about the Cancer Treatment Centers of America. I was afraid it was something like that. Medical centers should not be motivated by business profits - accepting only the patients with top insurance for maximal profits. Makes me sick too. I never refused any patient in my 20 years as a cancer specialist physician. Many I treated at my own expense. I don't know how people can sleep who turn people down because of money. Medicine should not be a business. Wish we could take the greed out of medical care.
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Identical treatment protocols are offered at all hospitals worldwide for cancer patients, based on the site, stage, and special characteristics of their illness. A patient with stage 2 lung cancer is offered the same surgical, chemotherapy, radiation, and follow-on medication options in London, Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Beijing. Your nearest major hospital with an oncology department is likely your best choice for treatment. Treatment typically stretches over months and requires numerous hospital visits, so a hospital close to home is best. I am unfamiliar with "Cancer Treatment Centers of America", so I cannot comment on their quality of care or outcomes.
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Yes their commercials are hopeful. After I found out my father had "terminal" cancer I saw a commercial and of course called. And they of course turned him down because he did not have the acceptable insurance. Everytime I see one of their commercials talking about curing people after they have been diagnosed terminal it makes me want to throw up. How can they give so many people hope and then break their hearts over insurance. In my opinion it is terrible to pretend they are the only ones that can "really" help.
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CTCA is a business first. They basically treat patients with the common cancers such as breast, lung, colon and only accept patients with adequate insurance. They also turn away any patient that has a cancer that may be terminal as it will effect their 'success' rate. I know a young woman who had a rare abdominal sarcoma who was interested in their type of treatment . . they wouldn't even allow her to be examined at their facility. The disease has a poor prognosis and they did not want their facility associated with patients who die. She was bitterly disappointed. She has since relapsed and is doing as well as can be expected.
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While I have not had cancer nor know anyone personally that has. I dont understand what is wrong with a hospital requiring payment? Do you go to work for free? THey have bills to pay just like any place, Drs, nurses, equipment, how are they supposed to pay for that? I have visited other hospitals and I can clearly tell a difference between a local county hospital and a private hospital. In a perfect world it would be great if everyone can get the same great treatment but unfortunately that is not the world we live in and as long being a Dr/Nurse is a profitable occupation healthcare will be a costly benefit. I dont mean to offend anyone, I'm just speaking in business terms that its not fair to slander a company because you dont like their fee. are Ferrari bad cars because they cost 250,000 dollars? Is there a difference between shopping at Marshall Fields and walmart? they are not doing anything illegal or wrong, so if you wont like their service then move on. i dont see what the problem is here.
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