Hi Diane & Maryanne,
I think we're all on the same study at Sloan-- I will finish in August.
Since you're in the NYC area, I wanted to pass along the details of an Onc who formerly practiced at Sloan but has now set-up his own practice. He is dedicated to bringing together mainstream oncology with alternative practices. I've met with him once, and he had some good suggestions. I will see him soon for his recommendations on diet, etc., now that I'm done with radiation. Also, he is much more willing than my Onc at Sloan to discuss therapies that are in Phase III studies and that may be appropirate for someone like me, who had a Stage IIIC cancer. For instance, he suggested that I take a cox-2 inhibitor.
Here's a link to his practice.
http://www.meridianmedical.org/about_us/about_us.htm
Hope this is helpful. I'm happy to answer any questions.
As for Sloan and brain MRIs, I know that it has been a topic of active debate for them. For now, they are not recommending it for early stage patients, but I had the feeling I could push if I really wanted to get one. (I don't, at least not now.)
Jen