New Brain Cancer Treatment -- Avastin -- Dr. Mikkelsen's Opinion

Patients and family talk about their journey with brain cancer and trements. Dr. Tom Mikkelsen gives his expert opinion on Glioblastoma and Avastin.

For more on Dr. Tom Mikkelsen, visit http://www.henryford.com/body.cfm?id=38441&action=detail&ref=968

About the Hermelin Brain Tumor Center

For more than a decade, the Hermelin Brain Tumor Center has offered hope to thousands of brain tumor patients. When routine treatment fails, patients and doctors turn to us. One of only 15 brain tumor centers nationwide - and the only center from Michigan - participating in the National Cancer Institute's Adult Brain Tumor Consortium to provide the most advanced care to patients in the United States. Advanced surgical options including the first high-field intraoperative MRI in Michigan for the most complete tumor removal possible. Advanced techniques to retain function with tumors in vital brain regions. For more on the Hermelin Brain Tumor Center, visit http://www.henryford.com/body.cfm?id=48881

About Henry Ford Health System

Henry Ford Health System (HFHS) is a Michigan not-for-profit corporation governed by a 22-member Board of Trustees. Advisory and affiliate boards comprising 129 Trustee volunteer leaders provide vital links to the communities served by the System. HFHS is managed by Chief Executive Officer Nancy M. Schlichting.

HFHS is one of the nation's leading comprehensive, integrated health systems. It provides health insurance and health care delivery, including acute, specialty, primary and preventive care services backed by excellence in research and education. For more information, visit http://www.henryford.com

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