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For Laura, a patient living in the Cayman Islands, the answer to where she would receive care for thyroid cancer was immediate: MSK. Shortly after receiving a biopsy that confirmed thyroid cancer, with the support and guidance of Dr Diane Hislop-Chestnut, her local endocrinologist, Laura reached out to MSK head and neck surgeon Dr. Ashok Shaha and MSK endocrinologist Dr. Michael Tuttle. Despite the complexity of traveling overseas for care, the process to travel to MSK was seamless, Laura recalls. From the intuitive patient portal, to her dedicated international care navigator guiding her journey, the international patient financial counselor working with her insurance and Dr. Tuttle’s team accommodating real-time genetic testing based on her family history. Within a week, she had an appointment, and within a matter of weeks, she was in New York City for a successful surgery. Today, Laura is back home in the Cayman Islands, grateful, and embracing a new perspective. "When you get a cancer diagnosis, you need professional and personable care from A to Z. As a wife and mother, it was a great comfort to me knowing I had such an immensely qualified team,” she shares. " This diagnosis was both a shock and an 'aha' moment for me and has allowed me space to step back and process not only my own health, treatment and family, but the recent loss of my father. Share a 💙 for Laura in the comments below!