Resources
The IBC Network Foundation : Terry Arnold was diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) and beat the odds. She has dedicated her life to this foundation and to being an advocate for the IBC community.
MD Anderson's Morgan Welch Inflammatory Breast Cancer Clinic : If you have IBC, this is the place to be. They were the first IBC specific clinic to open in the world! They have well-trained doctors who specialize in IBC. When you schedule with their IBC clinic, they will schedule a visit with a medical oncologist, surgeon, and radiation oncologist (a trimodal team!) who work as a team and all specialize in IBC. Plan to spend at least a week there for your first appointment. They are thorough...and they are experts.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute IBC Clinic: If traveling to Boston is easier for you, Dana-Farber also has an IBC program. Keep in mind that you need to live nearby to take advantage of Dana-Farber's IBC program. (How I wish that we would have known that in advance!) Dana-Farber does not have the same set-up that MDA has with a trimodal approach (a team of oncologist, surgeon, and radiation oncologist) from day one. When we were there, we only met with a medical oncologist. It is my understanding, though, that they do take a trimodal approach to treatment.
No matter what. Don't wait. Get help TODAY. Even if you have to call a doctor's cellphone on a Saturday afternoon, YOU DO IT.
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MD Anderson's Morgan Welch Inflammatory Breast Cancer Clinic : If you have IBC, this is the place to be. They were the first IBC specific clinic to open in the world! They have well-trained doctors who specialize in IBC. When you schedule with their IBC clinic, they will schedule a visit with a medical oncologist, surgeon, and radiation oncologist (a trimodal team!) who work as a team and all specialize in IBC. Plan to spend at least a week there for your first appointment. They are thorough...and they are experts.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute IBC Clinic: If traveling to Boston is easier for you, Dana-Farber also has an IBC program. Keep in mind that you need to live nearby to take advantage of Dana-Farber's IBC program. (How I wish that we would have known that in advance!) Dana-Farber does not have the same set-up that MDA has with a trimodal approach (a team of oncologist, surgeon, and radiation oncologist) from day one. When we were there, we only met with a medical oncologist. It is my understanding, though, that they do take a trimodal approach to treatment.
No matter what. Don't wait. Get help TODAY. Even if you have to call a doctor's cellphone on a Saturday afternoon, YOU DO IT.
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