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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I don’t mean to be a huge downer, but I wanted to let
the group know about a bad experience my friend had with kaiser sf. my friend
was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year, and kaiser was very slow to
perform necessary tests, prescribe appropriate medications, and develop a
treatment plan. I am afraid that those couple of months might have made the
difference. I know pancreatic cancer has a very low survival rate, but that
doesn’t mean they should have thrown up their hands.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>kaiser can be very good for health maintenance and simple
injuries, but if you have a catastrophic illness and are a patient there, please
seek a second opinion at ucsf or cal pacific. and push kaiser hard to move as
fast as possible. they are a big bureaucracy and you have to be demanding and
loud to get service.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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