{"id":1489,"date":"2014-12-26T03:00:14","date_gmt":"2014-12-26T08:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/?p=1489"},"modified":"2014-12-22T10:05:52","modified_gmt":"2014-12-22T15:05:52","slug":"the-tough-questions-should-i-travel-for-cancer-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/26\/the-tough-questions-should-i-travel-for-cancer-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tough Questions &#8211; Should I Travel for Cancer Treatment?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1490\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1490\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1490\" src=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/pollution-200x112.jpg\" alt=\"To Travel For Treatment\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/pollution-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/pollution.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1490\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">To Travel For Treatment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Perhaps you&#8217;ve just received a cancer diagnosis, and you can&#8217;t help but wonder if getting cancer treatment close to home is really the best choice for you. If that sounds familiar, you&#8217;re not alone. Many of the patients we serve here at <a href=\"http:\/\/issels.com\">Issels<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/issels.com\">\u00ae<\/a> will tell you that they understand how you feel. The fact is that this is a decision that only you can make. Still, we would like to offer you some information that will help you make the choice that&#8217;s right for you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Treatment Options<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The fact is that many oncologists and <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/08\/three-tips-to-understanding-your-cancers-prognosis\/\">cancer<\/a> centers depend on traditional treatment methods when they treat cancer patients. You&#8217;ll probably hear words like surgery, chemotherapy and <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/03\/tips-to-weathering-radiation\/\">radiation<\/a>, because these treatment options are the most popular ones being used. Even so, coming to a treatment center like Issels\u00ae gives you many more\u00a0options that just aren&#8217;t available everywhere. Cancer vaccines and immunotherapy are just two of the treatments we offer, but your treatment plan will be tailored according to your needs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Excellent Results<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also a good idea to choose a treatment center that has a good reputation for excellent results and remission rates. Remission rates are a good indicator of what you can expect for your cancer treatment, although not all results are typical for every patient&#8217;s case.<\/p>\n<p>No matter where you decide to have your cancer treatments, at Issels\u00ae, we want you to know that we&#8217;re there for you. Our caring staff of professionals is willing to work with you to determine a treatment plan that will work best for you. If you&#8217;d like more information about how we can help you, please <a href=\"http:\/\/issels.com\/questionnaire\/questionnaire.aspx\">contact us<\/a> today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perhaps you&#8217;ve just received a cancer diagnosis, and you can&#8217;t help but wonder if getting cancer treatment close to home is really the best choice for you. If that sounds familiar, you&#8217;re not alone. Many of the patients we serve here at Issels\u00ae will tell you that they understand how you feel. The fact is &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/26\/the-tough-questions-should-i-travel-for-cancer-treatment\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Tough Questions &#8211; Should I Travel for Cancer Treatment?<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[204,206],"tags":[243,215,244,246,292,276],"class_list":["post-1489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-living-with-cancer","category-stage-four-cancer-treatment","tag-breast-cancer","tag-cancer-care","tag-chemotherapy","tag-diabetes","tag-genetics","tag-low-fat-diets-and-cancer"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1489"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1489\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1491,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1489\/revisions\/1491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}