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Old 09-16-2012, 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark in Idaho View Post
The kind and location of the tumor makes all the difference. There are a few specialists who operate on tumors that others will not touch. There are also some 'knifeless' procedures for some tumors.
I'll admit my bias up front since I was a patient there and am alive today, but Barrows Neurological institute in Phoenix does more brain surgeries than anywhere else in the country, and they have the reputation for being able to perform surgeries that other hospitals can't or won't consider.

http://www.thebarrow.org/Neurologica...nter/index.htm
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