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[quote=SD Transplant]Ditto again to Rich’s most unique and valuable RE/financial/economic web resource community. I’ve became a pigg while reasearching RE trends for a MBA paper more than 4 years ago (I’m on my 2nd log name 🙂

Kuddos also to all the contributors that make this a great and valuable source of information. Lots of money saved, great ideas, and experiences are shared here.[/quote]

Tastes great, too!!

Seriously, I LOVE Piggs! It is my one guilty pleasure. (And before you all start shaking your heads over what an empty life I have, I DO have other pleasures. I just don’t feel guilty about them.)

All the stuff mentioned above, plus great range of subject matter discussed (for the most part) by intelligent, creative, humorous, and reasonably open-minded participants…….who can spell AND use punctuation correctly!!

Does it get any better than that?

Oh, and the price is right. Except in terms of the amount of time I sometimes expend.

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[quote=SD Transplant]Ditto again to Rich’s most unique and valuable RE/financial/economic web resource community. I’ve became a pigg while reasearching RE trends for a MBA paper more than 4 years ago (I’m on my 2nd log name 🙂

Kuddos also to all the contributors that make this a great and valuable source of information. Lots of money saved, great ideas, and experiences are shared here.[/quote]

Tastes great, too!!

Seriously, I LOVE Piggs! It is my one guilty pleasure. (And before you all start shaking your heads over what an empty life I have, I DO have other pleasures. I just don’t feel guilty about them.)

All the stuff mentioned above, plus great range of subject matter discussed (for the most part) by intelligent, creative, humorous, and reasonably open-minded participants…….who can spell AND use punctuation correctly!!

Does it get any better than that?

Oh, and the price is right. Except in terms of the amount of time I sometimes expend.

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[quote=eavesdropper] …..The staff have access to the latest in the oncologic research being performed at their institution (and others), and many of these practitioners are involved in basic or transitional research of their own……[/quote]

Correction: *translational* research

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[quote=eavesdropper] …..The staff have access to the latest in the oncologic research being performed at their institution (and others), and many of these practitioners are involved in basic or transitional research of their own……[/quote]

Correction: *translational* research

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[quote=eavesdropper] …..The staff have access to the latest in the oncologic research being performed at their institution (and others), and many of these practitioners are involved in basic or transitional research of their own……[/quote]

Correction: *translational* research

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[quote=eavesdropper] …..The staff have access to the latest in the oncologic research being performed at their institution (and others), and many of these practitioners are involved in basic or transitional research of their own……[/quote]

Correction: *translational* research

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[quote=eavesdropper] …..The staff have access to the latest in the oncologic research being performed at their institution (and others), and many of these practitioners are involved in basic or transitional research of their own……[/quote]

Correction: *translational* research

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CAR, I’m sorry that you’re having to go through this now. But I’m glad to see that you are taking the time to seek out information on the best available care.

City of Hope is an excellent choice, but your point about the distance is well-taken. At times, surgery is the first and last treatment for cancer, but often additional treatment is necessary, sometimes over a period of weeks or months. You don’t want to be making 150 or 200-mile round trips on a daily basis.

As I’ve opined before on this board, you only get one FIRST chance at a cancer occurrence. I worked in this field for many years and firmly believe that there is a world of difference between hospitals where cancer diagnosis and treatment is concerned. My strong recommendation is that you go to a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center:

” A comprehensive cancer center has demonstrated reasonable depth and breadth of research activities in each of three major areas: laboratory, clinical, and population-based research, with substantial transdisciplinary research that bridges these scientific areas. An NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center must also demonstrate professional and public education and dissemination of clinical and public health advances into the community it serves.” http://cancercenters.cancer.gov/index.html

There are roughly 40 of these comprehensive centers nationwide, and California is fortunate to have six of them. I believe the closest to you is Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego (http://cancer.ucsd.edu/). There are several advantages to going an NCI CCC. The practitioners tend to be not only highly trained but also superspecialized. This is very important since cancer is not one disease but a hundred different diseases. You want a surgeon who is very well-versed in oncologic surgery, preferably a particular type of cancer. In addition, they typically have teams of practitioners that are experienced in treating all of the various aspects of cancer, should that become necessary: pathologists, radiation oncologists, hematologists, interventional radiologists and others who work seamlessly on a multidisciplinary approach that is often required in cancer. The staff have access to the latest in the oncologic research being performed at their institution (and others), and many of these practitioners are involved in basic or transitional research of their own.

Keep in mind that many hospitals and medical centers are starting to open up satellite facilities in locations that are far-removed from their principal locations. It might be worthwhile to see if City of Hope has such a program in your neck of the woods. You might have to go to Duarte initially, but follow-up can be done in a closer facility, if one exists.

I’m sending you a PM also with some additional info on medical and surgical oncologists.

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CAR, I’m sorry that you’re having to go through this now. But I’m glad to see that you are taking the time to seek out information on the best available care.

City of Hope is an excellent choice, but your point about the distance is well-taken. At times, surgery is the first and last treatment for cancer, but often additional treatment is necessary, sometimes over a period of weeks or months. You don’t want to be making 150 or 200-mile round trips on a daily basis.

As I’ve opined before on this board, you only get one FIRST chance at a cancer occurrence. I worked in this field for many years and firmly believe that there is a world of difference between hospitals where cancer diagnosis and treatment is concerned. My strong recommendation is that you go to a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center:

” A comprehensive cancer center has demonstrated reasonable depth and breadth of research activities in each of three major areas: laboratory, clinical, and population-based research, with substantial transdisciplinary research that bridges these scientific areas. An NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center must also demonstrate professional and public education and dissemination of clinical and public health advances into the community it serves.” http://cancercenters.cancer.gov/index.html

There are roughly 40 of these comprehensive centers nationwide, and California is fortunate to have six of them. I believe the closest to you is Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego (http://cancer.ucsd.edu/). There are several advantages to going an NCI CCC. The practitioners tend to be not only highly trained but also superspecialized. This is very important since cancer is not one disease but a hundred different diseases. You want a surgeon who is very well-versed in oncologic surgery, preferably a particular type of cancer. In addition, they typically have teams of practitioners that are experienced in treating all of the various aspects of cancer, should that become necessary: pathologists, radiation oncologists, hematologists, interventional radiologists and others who work seamlessly on a multidisciplinary approach that is often required in cancer. The staff have access to the latest in the oncologic research being performed at their institution (and others), and many of these practitioners are involved in basic or transitional research of their own.

Keep in mind that many hospitals and medical centers are starting to open up satellite facilities in locations that are far-removed from their principal locations. It might be worthwhile to see if City of Hope has such a program in your neck of the woods. You might have to go to Duarte initially, but follow-up can be done in a closer facility, if one exists.

I’m sending you a PM also with some additional info on medical and surgical oncologists.

[eavesdropper]

CAR, I’m sorry that you’re having to go through this now. But I’m glad to see that you are taking the time to seek out information on the best available care.

City of Hope is an excellent choice, but your point about the distance is well-taken. At times, surgery is the first and last treatment for cancer, but often additional treatment is necessary, sometimes over a period of weeks or months. You don’t want to be making 150 or 200-mile round trips on a daily basis.

As I’ve opined before on this board, you only get one FIRST chance at a cancer occurrence. I worked in this field for many years and firmly believe that there is a world of difference between hospitals where cancer diagnosis and treatment is concerned. My strong recommendation is that you go to a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center:

” A comprehensive cancer center has demonstrated reasonable depth and breadth of research activities in each of three major areas: laboratory, clinical, and population-based research, with substantial transdisciplinary research that bridges these scientific areas. An NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center must also demonstrate professional and public education and dissemination of clinical and public health advances into the community it serves.” http://cancercenters.cancer.gov/index.html

There are roughly 40 of these comprehensive centers nationwide, and California is fortunate to have six of them. I believe the closest to you is Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego (http://cancer.ucsd.edu/). There are several advantages to going an NCI CCC. The practitioners tend to be not only highly trained but also superspecialized. This is very important since cancer is not one disease but a hundred different diseases. You want a surgeon who is very well-versed in oncologic surgery, preferably a particular type of cancer. In addition, they typically have teams of practitioners that are experienced in treating all of the various aspects of cancer, should that become necessary: pathologists, radiation oncologists, hematologists, interventional radiologists and others who work seamlessly on a multidisciplinary approach that is often required in cancer. The staff have access to the latest in the oncologic research being performed at their institution (and others), and many of these practitioners are involved in basic or transitional research of their own.

Keep in mind that many hospitals and medical centers are starting to open up satellite facilities in locations that are far-removed from their principal locations. It might be worthwhile to see if City of Hope has such a program in your neck of the woods. You might have to go to Duarte initially, but follow-up can be done in a closer facility, if one exists.

I’m sending you a PM also with some additional info on medical and surgical oncologists.

[eavesdropper]

CAR, I’m sorry that you’re having to go through this now. But I’m glad to see that you are taking the time to seek out information on the best available care.

City of Hope is an excellent choice, but your point about the distance is well-taken. At times, surgery is the first and last treatment for cancer, but often additional treatment is necessary, sometimes over a period of weeks or months. You don’t want to be making 150 or 200-mile round trips on a daily basis.

As I’ve opined before on this board, you only get one FIRST chance at a cancer occurrence. I worked in this field for many years and firmly believe that there is a world of difference between hospitals where cancer diagnosis and treatment is concerned. My strong recommendation is that you go to a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center:

” A comprehensive cancer center has demonstrated reasonable depth and breadth of research activities in each of three major areas: laboratory, clinical, and population-based research, with substantial transdisciplinary research that bridges these scientific areas. An NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center must also demonstrate professional and public education and dissemination of clinical and public health advances into the community it serves.” http://cancercenters.cancer.gov/index.html

There are roughly 40 of these comprehensive centers nationwide, and California is fortunate to have six of them. I believe the closest to you is Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego (http://cancer.ucsd.edu/). There are several advantages to going an NCI CCC. The practitioners tend to be not only highly trained but also superspecialized. This is very important since cancer is not one disease but a hundred different diseases. You want a surgeon who is very well-versed in oncologic surgery, preferably a particular type of cancer. In addition, they typically have teams of practitioners that are experienced in treating all of the various aspects of cancer, should that become necessary: pathologists, radiation oncologists, hematologists, interventional radiologists and others who work seamlessly on a multidisciplinary approach that is often required in cancer. The staff have access to the latest in the oncologic research being performed at their institution (and others), and many of these practitioners are involved in basic or transitional research of their own.

Keep in mind that many hospitals and medical centers are starting to open up satellite facilities in locations that are far-removed from their principal locations. It might be worthwhile to see if City of Hope has such a program in your neck of the woods. You might have to go to Duarte initially, but follow-up can be done in a closer facility, if one exists.

I’m sending you a PM also with some additional info on medical and surgical oncologists.

[eavesdropper]

CAR, I’m sorry that you’re having to go through this now. But I’m glad to see that you are taking the time to seek out information on the best available care.

City of Hope is an excellent choice, but your point about the distance is well-taken. At times, surgery is the first and last treatment for cancer, but often additional treatment is necessary, sometimes over a period of weeks or months. You don’t want to be making 150 or 200-mile round trips on a daily basis.

As I’ve opined before on this board, you only get one FIRST chance at a cancer occurrence. I worked in this field for many years and firmly believe that there is a world of difference between hospitals where cancer diagnosis and treatment is concerned. My strong recommendation is that you go to a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center:

” A comprehensive cancer center has demonstrated reasonable depth and breadth of research activities in each of three major areas: laboratory, clinical, and population-based research, with substantial transdisciplinary research that bridges these scientific areas. An NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center must also demonstrate professional and public education and dissemination of clinical and public health advances into the community it serves.” http://cancercenters.cancer.gov/index.html

There are roughly 40 of these comprehensive centers nationwide, and California is fortunate to have six of them. I believe the closest to you is Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego (http://cancer.ucsd.edu/). There are several advantages to going an NCI CCC. The practitioners tend to be not only highly trained but also superspecialized. This is very important since cancer is not one disease but a hundred different diseases. You want a surgeon who is very well-versed in oncologic surgery, preferably a particular type of cancer. In addition, they typically have teams of practitioners that are experienced in treating all of the various aspects of cancer, should that become necessary: pathologists, radiation oncologists, hematologists, interventional radiologists and others who work seamlessly on a multidisciplinary approach that is often required in cancer. The staff have access to the latest in the oncologic research being performed at their institution (and others), and many of these practitioners are involved in basic or transitional research of their own.

Keep in mind that many hospitals and medical centers are starting to open up satellite facilities in locations that are far-removed from their principal locations. It might be worthwhile to see if City of Hope has such a program in your neck of the woods. You might have to go to Duarte initially, but follow-up can be done in a closer facility, if one exists.

I’m sending you a PM also with some additional info on medical and surgical oncologists.

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[quote=walterwhite] I’m pretty good at resigning myself to my fate once the die is cast. [/quote]

Hmmm. Wasn’t quite what I had in mind when I mentioned the possibility of an enjoyable and rewarding experience in your beautiful new home, but you work with what you’ve got.

I’m reasonably sure that Toll Brothers won’t be using it in their promotional materials. But the thought of a luxury home builder doing so is intriguing, not to mention refreshing.

[quote=walterwhite] it’s just, dang, I’ll be paying a million bucks with interest into my 70s for this place. as long as the govt promises not to let the deflationary spiral of my nightmares take this thing down to nothingness, where it all should be, really, I won’t cry inside…[/quote]

You won’t be crying on the outside, will you? Seriously, considering the political, economic, and sociological upheaval in the US today and its potential for negatively affecting our future, you’re sure to have something to cry about when you’re 70. Wouldn’t you prefer it to be over a problem/ decision of your own making?

Cold comfort, I know.

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[quote=walterwhite] I’m pretty good at resigning myself to my fate once the die is cast. [/quote]

Hmmm. Wasn’t quite what I had in mind when I mentioned the possibility of an enjoyable and rewarding experience in your beautiful new home, but you work with what you’ve got.

I’m reasonably sure that Toll Brothers won’t be using it in their promotional materials. But the thought of a luxury home builder doing so is intriguing, not to mention refreshing.

[quote=walterwhite] it’s just, dang, I’ll be paying a million bucks with interest into my 70s for this place. as long as the govt promises not to let the deflationary spiral of my nightmares take this thing down to nothingness, where it all should be, really, I won’t cry inside…[/quote]

You won’t be crying on the outside, will you? Seriously, considering the political, economic, and sociological upheaval in the US today and its potential for negatively affecting our future, you’re sure to have something to cry about when you’re 70. Wouldn’t you prefer it to be over a problem/ decision of your own making?

Cold comfort, I know.

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[quote=walterwhite] I’m pretty good at resigning myself to my fate once the die is cast. [/quote]

Hmmm. Wasn’t quite what I had in mind when I mentioned the possibility of an enjoyable and rewarding experience in your beautiful new home, but you work with what you’ve got.

I’m reasonably sure that Toll Brothers won’t be using it in their promotional materials. But the thought of a luxury home builder doing so is intriguing, not to mention refreshing.

[quote=walterwhite] it’s just, dang, I’ll be paying a million bucks with interest into my 70s for this place. as long as the govt promises not to let the deflationary spiral of my nightmares take this thing down to nothingness, where it all should be, really, I won’t cry inside…[/quote]

You won’t be crying on the outside, will you? Seriously, considering the political, economic, and sociological upheaval in the US today and its potential for negatively affecting our future, you’re sure to have something to cry about when you’re 70. Wouldn’t you prefer it to be over a problem/ decision of your own making?

Cold comfort, I know.

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