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MD Anderson has some top oncologists but they can be very difficult to deal with. My husband was going to MD Anderson for a different kind of cancer and was ghosted by two of his oncologists, including his primary. Contacts via email and MyChart went unanswered, no matter how many times we wrote. It's been months now that they haven't responded. It's like you're interesting at first as a research subject, but if you don't quite fit what they're looking for in a patient, they'll start ignoring you. Another downside: they'll make appointments for you without contacting you first to see if the appointment fits your schedule. If you need to change the appointment, it can be very difficult to get them to respond to you.

Yes, MD Anderson is a top notch cancer center, and if you can deal with being ignored while you're fretting about your cancer and prognosis, go for it.

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@sagabronwyn I agree. Mayo is much more responsive, focused on communication and state of the art treatments. I’ve gone to UTSW Dallas (a sister to MD Anderson) and live in Texas but will travel to see the best that I know of.