Friday, July 13, 2007

I Guess this is Good News

M.D. Anderson No. 1 for cancer treatment, report says | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle: "The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center has regained its No. 1 ranking for cancer treatment in the nation, according to an annual survey released today by U.S. News & World Report.

For the past two years, M.D. Anderson ranked second behind Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York in the magazine's America's Best Hospitals issue.

'We're very excited,' said Thomas Feeley, vice president for medical operations at M.D. Anderson, which has been either No. 1 or No. 2 for cancer care in the 18 years the magazine has ranked hospitals.

Feeley credited the hospital's improved patient survival rate, more physician referrals and better treatment methods, such as radiation therapy that focuses on a tumor without affecting other parts of the body."

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I think the people at Sloan-Kettering are not going to be happy about this and I understand they're a testy bunch.

Unknown said...

Wait till next year.

pattinase (abbott) said...

Bill-There's an article in the NYT today front page re: two drugs for lymphoma that often are overlooked. I'm sure your doctors are considering them, but thought I'd throw it out there just in case.

Unknown said...

Thanks, Patti. I've seen the article, and I'm pretty sure Judy's doctor's going with Rituxan rather than the two mentioned. But we're going to ask.