"Cancer Treatment Centers of America", is their Success Rate a Great Deal Better than Other Places

"Cancer Treatment Centers of America", is their Success Rate a Great Deal Better than Other Places?
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.
Cancer - 6 Answers
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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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How is Eddie Van Halen doing with his cancer treatment these days

How is Eddie Van Halen doing with his cancer treatment these days?
Any new news? His official site is down...
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He's going back on tour with original Van Halen, including David Lee Roth. He has a stipulation that they will only talk on stage, not off...
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He is suppose to be cancer free theses days. They say it was not from his smoking but more to do wih holding the pick in his mouth.




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what are the best treatment or other can afford alternatives for a patient who has a lung cancer stage four

what are the best treatment or other can afford alternatives for a patient who has a lung cancer stage four?
pls answer my queation! give me some hope! i want my grandmother to live at least for a long tym. pls give me some details on how to assist her properly.
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As I'm sure you've been told, stage 4 is very serious. Talk to your hospitals social worker, suggest experimental alternatives with her doctor. I wish you the best and your grandmother also.
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I think at stage 4 there is not much hope but just keep her comfortable and happy.
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Help grandma do pranayam, to fight lung cancer.Do it gently and very gradually increase the timing.Both of you can do it together.If you(grandma) can build up the kapalbhati timing to 20 then there is a lot of hope, as she will get better and better.You will feel so much better that you are doing something. Cancer hates oxygen and cannot live in a high-oxygen environment.If you want to supplement the medical treatment you receive(or not receive) with some alternative therapy then this is for you. You need to help your body to build up your immune system.The breathing exercises - pranayam is a holistic approach creating extra oxygen supply in the body and will slowly help with the health problem.Do the pranayam to see the benefits.Build up your timing slowly and after four weeks at the suggested maximum duration you will start to notice benefits gradually. The small print: Keep doing pranayam after you are better for minimum 30 minutes a day for rest of life to maintain health. People who have been treated successfully, should do pranayam as well, as there is a chance of recurrence. Monitor your conditions/results regularly and it will help you and others observe the progress.. The pranayam techniques: Bhastrika - Take a long deep breath into the lungs(chest not tummy) via the nose and then completely breathe out through the nose.Duration upto 5 minutes. Kapalbhati -(Do it before eating) Push air forcefully out through the nose about once per second. Stomach will itself go in(contract in). The breathing in(through the nose) will happen automatically. Establish a rhythm and do for upto 30 minutes twice a day.(Max 60 min/day) Not for pregnant women. Seriously ill people do it gently. Anulom Vilom - Deep Breath-in through left nostril keeping right nostril closed then - Breath-out through right nostril keeping left nostril closed then -Deep Breath-in through right nostril keeping left nostril closed then - Breath-out through left nostril keeping right nostril closed and repeat this cycle for upto 30 minutes twice a day(maximum 60 min/day). Bhramri Pranayam -Close eyes. Close ears with thumb, index finger on forehead, and rest three fingers on base of nose touching eyes. Breathe in through nose. And now breathe out through nose while humming like a bee. Duration : 5 to 10 times Only by doing you will benefit and will feel good that you can do something to help the body.Copy and print this to improve your technique and stay focused.This is simplified pranayam for everyone and you do not have to go to classes to learn. This is for life, unlike short term classes where you do it in the class then stop when classes are over.
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hospice...good care and comfort. best of luck.




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What is the best cancer treatment

What is the best cancer treatment?
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Cancer - 4 Answers
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There is no single "best" treatment. That's why so many treatments are available. There are too many factors to consider...location of the tumor(s), type of tumor(s), age of patient, overall health of patient, etc. See an oncologist and get the right information!
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And if you have treatment, try to ensure that your oncology nurse gives you lots of TLC, and your Oncologist takes time to explain what is happening and what are your options. If you get this - you are getting best treatment. If you don't - change 'em! VeriteR
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You are not going to find the best treatment in an e-mail. Anyone with cancer, or has reasonable grounds to fear they have cancer needs to go to a doctor and have various tests to determine the best treatment.
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Today, radical mastectomy is rarely performed. Instead, the majority of women are candidates for simple mastectomy or lumpectomy. If you decide on mastectomy, you may opt for breast reconstruction. Breast cancer operations include the following: Lumpectomy. This operation saves as much of your breast as possible by removing only the lump plus a surrounding area of normal tissue. Many women can have lumpectomy — often followed by radiation therapy — instead of mastectomy, and in most cases survival rates for both operations are similar. But lumpectomy may not be an option if a tumor is very large, deep within your breast, or if you have already had radiation therapy, have two or more widely separated areas of cancer in the same breast, have a connective tissue disease that makes you sensitive to radiation, or if you have inflammatory breast cancer. If you have a large tumor but still want to consider the possibility of lumpectomy, chemotherapy before surgery may be an option to shrink the tumor and make you eligible for the procedure. In general, lumpectomy is almost always followed by radiation therapy to destroy any remaining cancer cells. But when very small, noninvasive cancers are involved, some studies question the role and benefits of radiation therapy — especially for older women. These studies haven't shown that lumpectomy plus radiation prolongs a woman's life any better than does lumpectomy alone. Partial or segmental mastectomy. Another breast-sparing operation, partial mastectomy involves removing the tumor as well as some of the breast tissue around the tumor and the lining of the chest muscles that lie beneath it. In almost all cases, you'll have a course of radiation therapy following your operation, similar to if you had a lumpectomy. Simple mastectomy. During a simple mastectomy, your surgeon removes all your breast tissue — the lobules, ducts, fatty tissue and skin, including the nipple and areola. Depending on the results of the operation and follow-up tests, you may also need further treatment with radiation to the chest wall, chemotherapy or hormone therapy. Modified radical mastectomy. In this procedure, a surgeon removes your entire breast, including the overlying skin, and some underarm lymph nodes (axillary lymph node dissection), but leaves your chest muscles intact. This makes breast reconstruction less complicated. Radiation therapy uses high-energy X-rays to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. It's administered by a radiation oncologist at a radiation center. In general, radiation is the standard of care following a lumpectomy for both invasive and noninvasive breast cancers. Oncologists are also likely to recommend radiation following a mastectomy for a large tumor, for inflammatory breast cancer, for cancer that has invaded the chest wall or for cancer that has spread to more than four lymph nodes in your armpit. If you won't be receiving chemotherapy, radiation is usually started three to four weeks after surgery. If your doctors recommend chemotherapy, it's usually administered before you undergo radiation therapy. You'll typically receive radiation treatment five days a week for five to six consecutive weeks. The treatments are painless and are similar to getting an X-ray. Each takes about 30 minutes. The effects are cumulative, however, and you may become tired toward the end of the series. Your breast may be pink, puffy and somewhat tender, as if it had been sunburned. In a small percentage of women, more serious problems may occur, including arm swelling, damage to the lungs, heart or nerves, or a change in the appearance and consistency of breast tissue. Radiation therapy also makes it somewhat more likely that you'll develop another tumor. For these reasons, it's important to learn about the risks and benefits of radiation therapy when deciding between lumpectomy and mastectomy. You may also want to talk to a radiation oncologist about clinical trials investigating shorter courses of radiation or focal application of radiation. Chemotherapy Chemotherapy uses drugs to destroy cancer cells. The size of the tumor, characteristics of the cancer cells, and extent of spread of the cancer help determine your need for chemotherapy. If your cancer has a high chance of returning or spreading to another part of your body, your doctor may recommend chemotherapy after surgery to decrease the chance that the cancer will recur. This is known as adjuvant chemotherapy. If your cancer has already spread to other parts of your body, chemotherapy may be recommended to try to control the cancer and decrease any symptoms the cancer is causing. Because chemotherapy affects healthy cells as well as cancerous ones, side effects are common. Your digestive tract, hair and bone marrow — all composed of fast-growing cells — tend to take the brunt of this toxicity, leading to hair loss, nausea, vomiting and fatigue. Not everyone has all of these side effects, howev



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If I just foundout I had annel cancer and refused treatment of any kind what would my systemds be

If I just foundout I had annel cancer and refused treatment of any kind what would my systemds be?

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Your symptoms would be misspelling of anal and symptoms looks like you have it
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Well if you refused treatment, death will be a symptom.
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http://www.webmd.com/cancer/tc/anal-cancer-treatment-patient-information-nci-pdq-general-information-about-anal-cancer info here
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You'd better get your butt in there (pardon the expression) and get treatment. If you want to live, you have to. I'm just starting chemo for colon cancer, and I'll suffer through anything for 6 months if it keeps me on this planet.
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The cancer will eventually spread and you will have a lot of pain. lots and lots of pain. Nausea and vomiting are common as well with a lack of appetite possible change in bowel function. As the disease progress you have more fatigue and weakness.



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when was Faslodex first used as a cancer treatment

when was Faslodex first used as a cancer treatment?

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Newly approved in '02 for met. hormone positive breast cancer. That's the only cancer it's approved for. Only the best of luck to you Rosalie! Many cancers have been halted and even reversed using medications that were first used for a different cancer or something else entirely!
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It may only be approved for breast cancer (2002) but it is now being used for uterine cancer with positive hormone receptors. Just a handful of us are experimenting with it. It has worked on one woman for 3 years now. The others just started a few months ago including me. I have recurrent metastatic uterine sarcoma and am hoping for stability or shrinkage. Femara worked for me for almost 8 years.



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I am looking for a "list of all the cancer treatment facilities (hospitals, clinics, etc) in Louisiana..."

I am looking for a "list of all the cancer treatment facilities (hospitals, clinics, etc) in Louisiana..."

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Goodle "cancer treatment facilities in Louisiana"
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The best one near you is not in Lousiana...It is MD Anderson in Houston, TX one of the very best in the world. If not the best!!!
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Any doctor should be able to help you with that. But not all of them will know about this: TREATING CANCER: On the news a while back it was found that Swedish scientists found that human breast milk kills cancer. It was first discovered to kill cells in a petri dish, but then it was found that people who drink it have also had some success in fighting off cancer. You need a prescription and it's not cheap to obtain, but it works. http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20061209/bob8.asp http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4187697.stm



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People with cancer or leukemia should receive free medical treatment

People with cancer or leukemia should receive free medical treatment.?
My friend was diagnosed with a brain tumor a year ago and her medical bill (because of radiation and surgeries etc) is already up in the two hundred thousands. It's totally ridiculous. I think it is bogus that people like my friend have to pay for medical treatment when, without it, they will die. Who else thinks that terminally ill people should receive free medical treatment?
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If you want heath care u need to pay for it. If they are terminally ill there gonna die..... LEARN TO GET FUCKING INSURANCE POOR PEOPLE
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I'm sorry to hear about your friend, I truly am. Despite your personal feelings, a majority of Americans would not support giving free medical treatment to anyone regardless of their situation. Why favor an individual over someone else? It would be unfair and unjust. Where would the funds come from to provide such free treatment in the first place? Taxes, most likely.
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I believe 100 percent no one in the states should have to pay for this terrible illness, it is hard enough as it is with the huge fight he or she has to fight.... Free should start yesterday i feel it isnt right!!!!!
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This is a complex and difficult question. Many of the sickest people have caused their own illnesses. Think of people made homeless by addictions, living on the streets, with 5 different chronic illnesses. I am not without compassion, but do you treat these folks? Before you say yes, realize that even after spending hundreds of thousands of dollars treating them, they will choose to go right back to the conditions which exacerbated their illnesses. I'm not saying this is the norm of people who cannot afford care ... I am saying that caring for these people alone could cost HUGE sums of money and resources, enough to compromise the care needed for "innocent" victims. If you don't provide care, what kind of society are you then? I'm not voting one way or the other here, just pointing out some issues we will face as we confront universal health care. People in other countries may not be aware of the numbers of homeless, indigent, ill people living on the streets here.
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that's why insurance is important my friend as a doctor i wish i can treat everyone for free but i need also money to live and survive, sure 2 hundred k are a lot but also equipments used cost a lot ,u can't imagine



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