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“From the day of my diagnosis to my first meeting with
Dr. Bibawi, my outlook changed dramatically,” John says. “I went
from a very real low to a very real high — if you can feel high about
having this disease. Dr. Bibawi was so confident. I left that meeting
much more upbeat than when I went in.”
Dr. Bibawi first credits his positive outlook to the Cancer Center’s
multidisciplinary approach. Professionals from multiple areas of
medicine collaborate to form the best treatment plan. In John’s case,
that included six rounds of chemotherapy, starting only a few days
after his first appointment, followed by 35 treatments of radiation.
Dr. Bibawi also credits the advances in technology.
“Targeted therapy has changed the scene of lung cancer
therapy,” he says. “For example, highly guided radiation therapy
helps us concentrate the radiation therapy on the tumor,
which minimizes complications and prevents damage to
surrounding healthy tissue.”
John benefited from this advanced treatment and is
now free of cancer activity. Dr. Bibawi and the Cancer
Center team continue to monitor him closely.
A treasure found at
Methodist Richardson
John says he now feels the best he has in years.
Looking back on his cancer journey, he gives
God the credit for bringing an amazing support
system into his life for his cancer journey. That
includes his family, friends, neighbors, church
family, and, of course, Methodist Richardson
Cancer Center.
“From day one, the staff was and continues
to be just first-class,” John says. “There’s a
warmth — the feeling that they care for me,
John Martin, and not a patient. Everyone over
there, I absolutely love ’em.
“I would never go anywhere else, if I had a
choice, than Methodist Richardson.”
A true gem
John Martin gives God the credit for bringing an amazing
support system into his life for his cancer journey
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