John Theurer Cancer Center

Patrick Yun

Dr Tassan has instructed his staff to inform cancer patients about being late for chemo appointments. No ifs ands or buts. If they show up late, he'll refuse to see them and give us chemo. Other than Dr Tassan's callousness, the staff and other doctors are great!

Edwin Sanchez

I can't say enough good things about this place. My dad started his chemotherapy here and everyone is so kind and helpful.

Paul N Fasone

On January 19, 2022, my wife Kathy died of Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) after having been treated for the past 5 years at John Theurer Cancer Center. I'm not certain that she would have fared better at Columbia Presbyterian or Memorial Sloan Kettering, but I am absolutely certain that her care and treatment could not have been any worse that what she received at JTCC. In the final weeks of her life, her oncologist was non-communicative. Owing to her disease state, Kathy was unable to fully process how bad her situation was, yet Kathy’s immediate family was not informed as to how critical her condition was and how close she was to her end of life. Serious mistakes were made regarding her treatment over the course of her five years receiving care at JTCC. The worst of it involved giving her Paclitaxel infusions to treat the MBC when the problem was that she had developed a secondary primary non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) that was killing her. An entire month of precious time was lost that she could have been on the CHOP protocol that was ultimately administered for her NHL, simply because her breast cancer oncologist thought it was not necessary to perform a biopsy. The explanation given later was that Kathy's case was unusual. By the time Kathy started the CHOP protocol, her condition was so bad that she nearly lost her life and was in the ICU for over a month. Her mental acumen and memory were never the same again. It is this sloppy, half-hearted diagnosing and care that makes me wonder why anyone would consider John Theurer Cancer Center as a top cancer treatment center. I always felt that the bar was set very low for Kathy's treatment. We felt that her team was simply satisfied that they were able to get her toward the longer range of the spectrum based on her morbidity. The goal should have been long-term survival. I only hope that future patients and caregivers are more diligent and successful than we were in finding a cancer facility and team with higher expectations and commitment.

Gary Brink

Considering the CML diagnosis, we were relieved to be seen by Dr. Korivnikar. Much to our surprise, after our consultation, all communication stopped. We called 4 times for a second appointment and it’s been 2 weeks. Horrible communication skills for a cancer center. Please don’t respond with the sample robo response with a # to call. It’s useless. We shouldn’t have to beg for help while dealing with this diagnosis. Zero compassion. ZERO. Go somewhere else.