Advice on going out of area for cancer treatment

As an eight year survivor of advanced breast cancer and Network volunteer for the Unversity of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, I received an email today asking all volunteers to offer personal experiences on how they overcame the challenges of traveling away from home to get cancer treatment.

Here’s the query, followed by my reply:

Hello, Networkers,

Your experiences as a patient, either at M.D. Anderson or elsewhere, can be a big help to others who are following in your paths. I’m writing to ask your help by responding to either (or both!) of the questions below. We will compile the answers we receive, which will be printed as a House Call column in the ONCOLOG.

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