Health News 2 Use: Treating Cancer During The Pandemic

Health News 2 Use: Treating Cancer During The Pandemic

COMMISSION IS RECOVERINGFROM CANCER SURGERY TONIGHT.ROBIN ROBERSON'S TREATMENT -INTERUPTED BY THE COVIDPANDEMIC... UNTIL SHE FOUNDHER WAY TO TULSA.

INTONIGHT'S HEALTH NEWS 2USE... KEEPING THE FOCUS ONCANCER... WHEN A LIFE IS ATSTAKEnats-music HAPPY MUSIC ANDA SURPRISE VISIT FROMFRIENDS BEFORE ROBINROBERSON'S CANCER SURGERYTODAY.

DIAGNOSED WITH BREASTCANCER IN LATE JANUARY...SURGERY WAS FIRST SCHEDULEDTWO WEEKS AGO IN OKLAHOMACITY."But COVID had other plansfor me." THAT HOSPITALCANCELLED HER SURGERY.ROBERSON REFUSED TO WAIT...KNOWING HER CANCER'SAGGRESSIVE - TWO DIFFERENTTYPES - PLUS SHE'S LOSTRELATIVES TO THE DISEASE."So I started looking foralternate solutions becauseI knew I had to have adouble mastectomy." THAT'SWHEN FRIENDS TOLD HER ABOUTCANCER TREATMENT CENTERS OFAMERICA IN TULSA... WHICHQUICKLY SET UP APPOINTMENTSAND NAVIGATED INSURANCEBARRIERS."If it hadn't been for CTCAI wouldn't be here.

I wouldhave to have gone out ofstate." CTCA RECENTLY EARNEDTWO TOP HONORS... THEBECKERS HOSPITALREVIEW NAMED IT ONE OF THETOP PATIENT-RECOMMENDEDHOSPITALS NATIONWIDE."That's a pretty high honorto know that only 22hospitals across thecountry have been recognizedfor this in patientsatisfaction." DR. KEVINTULIPANA - THE REGIONALCHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER FORCTCA TOLD ME THEY ALSOEARNED A 5 STAR RATING FROMTHE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE ANDMEDICAID SERVICES."So these are two keyindicators that this isn'tjust all talk.

We actuallywalk it as well... and it'sall about getting the rightproviders and cliniciansnurses, staff around the bleto really treat our patientsas people."FOR PATIENTS LIKE ROBIN,THAT COULDN'T BE MORE CLEAR."Working with a center likeCTCA - they are focusedcompletely on cancer - andso the COVID crisis didn'treally affect them as much."NOT EVEN A GLOBAL PANDEMICSTOPS CANCER TREATMENT HERE."When you have cancer, Ididn't realize this, youjust want it out."ROBIN TOLD US A SNAG IN HERHEALTH INSURANCE REQUIREDHER TO GO OUT OF STATE...BUT C-T-C-A HELPED WORK ITOUT - SO SHE COULD STAYCLOSE TO HOME."Now, 2 Works for YouWeather."