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Clinician Couple Finds Themselves Faced with an Unimaginable Diagnosis
- January 5, 2021
- Ivy Center
- Posted in Patient Stories
When Patricia's glioblastoma came back after her first surgery, both she and her husband knew it was time to start looking at alternative treatment options. After extensive research, they discovered the hope they were looking for was actually right in their backyard at the Ivy Center in Phoenix.
Read More It’s Personal: Terra Ybarra
- December 11, 2020
- Ivy Center
- Posted in #ItsPersonal
For Terra, a research nurse at the Ivy Center, brain cancer became all too personal after learning that her brother-in-law was diagnosed with glioblastoma.
Read More It’s Personal: Dr. Zaman Mirzadeh
- November 9, 2020
- Ivy Center
- Posted in #ItsPersonal
It was in the middle of his residency at Barrow Neurological Institute when Dr. Zaman Mirzadeh found out that his mother was diagnosed with glioblastoma. Looking back now, Dr. Mirzadeh recalls the pain from that experience and the invaluable life lesson his mother left him with which he continues to apply to his work at Barrow and the Ivy Center.
Read More International Glioblastoma Patient Celebrates 10 Years of Survivorship
- October 23, 2020
- Ivy Center
- Posted in Patient Stories
With a median survival rate of just 15 months, Mario Correa shares his story on how he has continued to beat the odds in his fight against brain cancer.
Read More It’s Personal: Dr. Michael T. Lawton
- September 17, 2020
- Ivy Center
- Posted in #ItsPersonal
For Barrow Neurological Institute President and CEO, Michael T. Lawton, MD, his work in the neurological field became deeply personal 13 years ago.
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