When I was first diagnosed, I looked up the website for Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center because I thought that in the New York area, this facility would be the gold standard. They have a great page on their site about Making Care Choices; one call to Sloan and I received this life-saving advice: get myself to the nearest National Cancer Institute designated cancer center. If I wasn’t completely satisfied with their care, make an appointment to see an oncologist at Sloan.
The Sloan website also links to this NCI webpage: How to Find a Doctor or Treatment Facility if You Have …read more