Welcome to Care Oncology and the COC Protocol
Care Oncology is an outpatient clinical service that offers professionally guided adjunctive care for our patients. All patient-doctor consultations are conducted by secure video conference making the COC Protocol available to all 50 states and Canada. Medications are delivered through a common carrier shipping service (e.g., UPS, FedEx, USPS) via 2 day service where available. Our goal is to provide you the highest level of care that blends with medical care you are already receiving.
The next steps:
- Your assigned case manager will reach out to you very soon to select an initial consultation time with one of our oncologists. *please note, we do not operate on Sundays.
- The Care Oncology Records department will be reaching out to you to access your medical records. More information is available here on what is needed for the COC Oncology team to review.
- During your initial consultation, your assigned oncologist will review your current medical situation and discuss specifics about our the COC Protocol.
- Days after your initial consultation, you will receive your first shipment of medications with specific prescribing instructions.
- At a time determined by your assigned Care Oncology oncologist, you will have follow-up consultations where your oncologist may make changes to your medication schedule.
Details about what to expect with the COC Protocol and your Care Oncology Oncologist.
Your assigned Care Oncology Oncologist will conduct an extensive one-on-one consultation with you. All consultations are via online video conferencing. Your assigned oncologist will review the relevant labs and reports you give them. The oncologist will also explain the strategy of drug re-purposing, the mechanisms-of-action of the medications in the COC Protocol, and discuss potential side effects.
- All medications used in the COC Protocol are approved by the FDA. Some have been on the FDA schedule since 1958. However, all the COC Protocol is considered ‘off-label’ use. Your Care Oncology Oncologist determines the exact prescribed combination of the Protocol based upon a number of variables.
- After your initial consultation by a Care Oncology Oncologist, a three-month supply of medication is packaged and shipped to your home.
- Medications come from our US-based partner pharmacy. The pharmacy will bill you directly for the medications.
- Any information you give us is handled with the utmost care. Data services and record storage systems, and patient-doctor interaction feature high-security access and are HIPAA-compliant. We also observe all US healthcare privacy rules.
Follow-up consultations are performed every third month while you’re on the COC Protocol. Follow-up consultations require a fresh upload of medical records (e.g., new scans and blood work). Your Care Oncology Oncologist will review these records and make adjustments to your COC protocol prescriptions if needed.
You may ask any questions about your treatment at any time by emailing: support@careoncology.com A COC Nurse or your COC Oncologist will answer all your questions and address all concerns.
About Care Oncology UK/US:
The COC Protocol is patented by the Care Oncology Clinic based in London, UK. Research began on October 2014 to assess the medications used in the Protocol. Researchers conducted their work under the auspices of UK’s extensive healthcare research regulations.
Care Oncology’s primary research was performed by the SEEK Group, also headquartered in London, a research and development firm engaged in the business of sales and marketing of over the counter and prescription medicines.
Care Oncology is a US-based extension of Care Oncology Clinic in London, UK. The US operation is distinctive because it does not operate a physical clinic. All patient-physician interaction is via the Internet (video conferencing). Patients receive their prescribed medications by common shipping service (e.g., UPS, FedEx, USPS). However, despite the differences, the US operation upholds the organizational goal to bring safe, effective and low cost medicines to patients while improving treatment outcomes.
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