Hello Janice -
Below is a link that came from the "Stories" section of this web site. A very brave woman named Lee Smith in Ottowa has posted her fight. Maybe if you can track her down, or some of the others mentioned in the three part epic, you will get a definite answer.
I also think there is always a doctor who will go out of the normal way of doing things for a patient.
Let us know how you do. OK?
All the best.
http://www.ibcresearch.org/advocacy/leesmith.htm