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Wondering about any patients in Canada
Lung Cancer | Last Active: Jul 8 1:52pm | Replies (14)Comment receiving replies
Hello @zora0121, There are others here from Canada, but I am not. Generally having access to a larger teaching or research hospital can give patients the greatest confidence in their care. It's important to have a team that is familiar with treatments for your specific type of cancer. Not all NSCLC's are the same, and treatments need to be a good match for the specific type of cancer.
In Canada, do you have options to select where you are seen? Logistically, are you able to seek care at a selected location, someplace not too far away or easy to travel to?
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Our current system is incredibly overburdened and will only get worse with the federal government increasing taxes for Drs. You don't get to pick and choose a Dr. You get assigned your Dr. At least for Cancer treatment.
I'm very anxious regarding my oncologist, he didn't discuss anything with me, staging, mutation. I tried to ask about immunotherapy he said we talk about that later. I asked about my prognosis. He searched his phone and told me with treatment 57 percent don't make it 5 years..