Health Tip: Select the Right Cancer Team

(HealthDay News) — If you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, choosing the medical team that will treat you is a hugely important decision.

The American Cancer Society offers these suggestions:

Ask the doctor who diagnoses you where he or she would recommend going for treatment.
Consult with family and friends who have had cancer to see what they’d suggest.
Identify a cancer center that has a history of treating your type of cancer. A larger facility will have more varied experience.
Consult online resources, such as the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer, the U.S. National Cancer Institute and the Children’s Oncology Group.
Select a doctor who has experience treating your type of cancer and participates in your health insurance plan.