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starflyte1 12-20-2017 10:49 AM

Possible lung cancer-best place in Florida
 
My brother has just been told, by his doctor in Missouri,
that he has two small spots on his lung. He is only in Missouri for Christmas, but having recently moved to TV, he still goes back to his doctor in Missouri. Cancer has not been confirmed, but due to past history need the best place available for follow up.

His doctor suggested that he continue with this in Florida. My question is, where do you think is the best cancer center in the area?

My first recommendation for health is always Mayo Clinic, but perhaps not for cancer.

westcoast 12-20-2017 12:00 PM

Shands, gainsville Dr Pipkin..all he does is lung surgeries

PennBF 12-20-2017 12:09 PM

Sorry
 
We are so sorry to hear about your brother! We just returned from 6 week radiation and surgery at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville. We had the fortunate experiene in staying in the Gaberiel House on the Mayo Grounds. I will not go into a lot of details but it accepts 28 patients, charges $35 a night and while we were there there were a few lung transplants a few heart transplants, liver, kidney, et al.
In addition they saved my wife's life. Needless to say Mayo would be the only option for us. :ho:

devohna 12-20-2017 03:44 PM

my husband started with shands in gainsville and they did not check past his bladder cancer for a year and a half. one scan at the beginning and nothing more. it moved to his kidney bothlungs, spleen lymph nodes and finally liver. he passed this past week. but after messing with shands we took him to moffit in tampa only about 80 minutes from here and his care there was excellent. i feel if we had gone there first he would still be with us. i have a friends that goes to mayos in jacksonville but it is quite far away. so moffit they were wonderful and never gave up still had things to try but it was just no use at one point. i also have never received one bill from them. pray this is nothing.

baileysdad 12-20-2017 04:35 PM

cancer treatment
 
I'm sorry to hear of your brother's illness. When my wife was told she had lung cancer we looked for the Best doctor at the Best Hospital that treated the type of cancer she had. There are so many different types of cancer that you need to find the BEST. We ended up at Sloan Kettering in NYC. it was after visiting 6-7 hospitals around the country. Thoughts and prayers are with you.

dbussone 12-20-2017 06:34 PM

I know you are getting advice to use several different facilities. I’m retired but was in Healthcare my entire career (and am not a physician). I’ve followed Moffitt since ground was broken. If I were in your brother’s situation (lung cancer) I would go to Moffitt. I’m very familiar with all the alternatives here in Florida.

Here is some preliminary info for you.
| Moffitt Cancer Center



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CFrance 12-20-2017 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by dbussone (Post 1493180)
I know you are getting advice to use several different facilities. I’m retired but was in Healthcare my entire career (and am not a physician). I’ve followed Moffitt since ground was broken. If I were in your brother’s situation (lung cancer) I would go to Moffitt. I’m very familiar with all the alternatives here in Florida.

Here is some preliminary info for you.
| Moffitt Cancer Center



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I'm interested to know why you would choose Moffit over Mayo, db. I've always assumed if cancer occurred in our family, we would leave the area for one of the big cancer centers.

dbussone 12-20-2017 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by CFrance (Post 1493183)
I'm interested to know why you would choose Moffit over Mayo, db. I've always assumed if cancer occurred in our family, we would leave the area for one of the big cancer centers.



IMO, the test of a cancer center rests with potential recognition by the National Cancer Institute. Moffitt is the ONLY NCI designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in Florida, and one of a very select group around the U.S.

NCI Designation | Moffitt Cancer Center


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CFrance 12-20-2017 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by dbussone (Post 1493189)
IMO, the test of a cancer center rests with potential recognition by the National Cancer Institute. Moffitt is the ONLY NCI designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in Florida, and one of a very select group around the U.S.

NCI Designation | Moffitt Cancer Center


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Thanks for the info.

PJUCTH 12-20-2017 07:30 PM

Absolutely correct IMHO. Moffitt also has hope house and discounts on hotels in the area we have used them in the past.

NYGUY 12-20-2017 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dbussone (Post 1493189)
IMO, the test of a cancer center rests with potential recognition by the National Cancer Institute. Moffitt is the ONLY NCI designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in Florida, and one of a very select group around the U.S.

NCI Designation | Moffitt Cancer Center


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Listen to what he is saying. I am often baffled by why locals are not aware of this resource just an hour or so away. It is not a secret.

starflyte1 12-21-2017 05:57 PM

Thank you
 
Thank you all for your kind replies. I will pass them on to my brother. Hopefully he only need treatment for a spot, not cancer.

dbussone 12-21-2017 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by starflyte1 (Post 1493693)
Thank you all for your kind replies. I will pass them on to my brother. Hopefully he only need treatment for a spot, not cancer.



That would be a wonderful Christmas gift.


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BoatRatKat 12-21-2017 08:03 PM

Moffitt in Tampa. My mom had lung cancer surgery there 8 yrs ago and credits them with saving her life. She received wonderful care from Drs and nurses and has had no recurrence since then.

trichard 12-22-2017 09:04 AM

Agree.


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