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Thank you for the information. It is so nice to be able to ask a question and get such an immediate response!
The closest teaching hospital to us is Oregon Health Science University. We have looked at a Waldenstroms provider list from a Facebook group my husband found but can’t seem to get a call back from the doctor in Eugene after three tries. Everyone is busy I suppose. He was the only physician listed in Oregon.
I will explore the links you provided. Thanks again for your time.

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It’s so frustrating to not hear back from the doctor’s office that you contacted. Usually a larger cancer center has more experience with some of the less common cancer treatments than a local oncology clinic.
Let me bring @gingerw into this conversation. She lives in Oregon and is seen at an oncology center in Eugene. Maybe she might have a few more ideas for you about who to contact in a larger facility. Would the Oregon Health Science University be out of question for you for a 2nd opinion?

@vgdmayo Thanks to @loribmt for tagging me in this conversation. OHSU, going to their website, gave me this information for drs there treating the condition your husband has: https://www.ohsu.edu/health/find-a-doctor/search?accepting=&age_group=&distance=&gender=&insurance=&language=&location=&online=&pcp=&shuffle_seed=PS-66089c29a76a25.04961389&sort=&term=waldenstroms%20macroglobulinemia&vector_name=&vector_value=

I am a patient at Willamette Valley Cancer Institute and Research Center, in Eugene. They have several locations. I plugged in your husband's condition and here is the result of the doctors who treat it, and the locations they are at: https://www.oregoncancer.com/physicians?specialty=&special_interest=Lymphoma&location=

I am biased, and admit that. I have been a patient for 5 years, and feel grateful to have Dr. Yasenchak as my oncologist. By the way, he was a Mayo Clinic resident doctor before he moved out here 8 years ago, and still keeps in touch with his colleagues.

If I can be of any further help, please let me know! As a fellow blood cancer patient, we know the frustration of getting a great medical team in our corner.
Ginger