{"id":1137215,"date":"2023-11-20T11:19:59","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T16:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nortonhealthcare.com\/?post_type=service&p=1137215"},"modified":"2025-12-01T12:50:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T17:50:45","slug":"second-opinion","status":"publish","type":"service","link":"https:\/\/nortonhealthcare.com\/services-and-conditions\/brain-tumor\/second-opinion\/","title":{"rendered":"Brain Tumor Second Opinion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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When you get a brain tumor diagnosis, your world gets turned upside down. You have an explanation for your symptoms, which can be comforting. But you are likely wondering \u201cwhat\u2019s next\u201d?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is the diagnosis correct? Will I be able to get the right treatment? Will there be frequent travel to get treatment? Will I have to move? What are my chances?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may consider getting a second opinion and we encourage our patients to do so. We\u2019ll work with other centers to give them the information they need to review your case.<\/p>\n\n\n

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A glioblastoma survivor and his wife look to the future<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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John and Jessica Bostock were at an exciting time in their lives when John was diagnosed with glioblastoma. Six years later, John is a glioblastoma survivor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read John and Jessica\u2019s Story<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The Norton Brain Tumor Center conducts second opinions from other providers as well. All of us, whether at the Norton Brain Tumor Center or elsewhere, want you to get the right care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Successful brain tumor treatment starts with an accurate diagnosis. Norton Brain Tumor Center physicians will look to confirm your diagnosis and consider other explanations for your signs and symptoms. Ultimately, the right diagnosis can put you on a path to the right treatment and joining the increasing number of patients who survive five years or more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting a brain tumor second opinion from the Norton Brain Tumor Center could help make you eligible for one of the many clinical trials we have underway. Whether you are interested in a clinical trial or not, you can have confidence that our physician researchers often have unsurpassed experience with newly approved treatments. As principal investigators, our providers spend years working with experimental treatments. Once a treatment is approved for broader use, our physicians often have experience with it that few others in the country can match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re ready to get more viewpoints, fill out our secure form. Give us some information about your diagnosis and how we can reach you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Norton Brain Tumor Center reviews every case through our multidisciplinary team of providers who specialize in neuro-surgical oncology, radiation therapy, medical oncology, pathology and more. These specialists provide their insights and discuss treatment options. You won\u2019t be getting just a second opinion, but more like a third, fourth and fifth as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Norton Brain Tumor Center is a collaboration of Norton Neuroscience Institute and Norton Cancer Institute, giving you access to the region\u2019s leading providers of neurology, neurosurgery and cancer care.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n