How to be a Better Cancer Care Advocate in 8 Simple Steps | Newsletter Issue 5

Published by CTOAM on September 10, 2018 | Share your thoughts

Do you really need a Cancer Care Advocate or is the basic care you receive from your public oncologist good enough? Read on to find out the truth about standard care and decide for yourself.   Joan was 45 years old when she was diagnosed with stage IV metastatic melanoma. Her public oncologist gave her the option of  standard chemotherapy , which, according to studies, would’ve given her approximately less than a year to live. Since her disease would not respond to  standard treatments , her oncologist told her that there were no other treatment options. She was told to get her affairs in order.   But Joan wasn’t ready to accept this – so she and her husband reached out to CTOAM. Our cancer experts helped them to...
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