Fifteen years ago, Mary was diagnosed with a tumor on the right frontal lobe of her brain, a kind of cancer with a survival rate of little more than two years.

She underwent treatment at UCH, and remains "one of only a handful" of patients in the country to have beaten the survival odds for so long.

Also appearing is Kevin O. Lillehei, MD, neurosurgeon at University of Colorado Hospital.

The spot was produced in collaboration with KMGH Channel 7 in Denver.

Kimberly Emerson, a courageous mother of six, underwent stem-cell treatment at University of Colorado Hospital to battle her acute myeloid leukemia. UCH physicians Jonathan Gutman and Han Myint also appear.

Dr. Paul Maroni, assistant professor of surgery and director of robotic surgery at University of Colorado Hospital, talks about prostate, kidney, and testicular cancers and the advanced treatments available for them at University of Colorado Hospital.

Dr. Chuck Ray, Professor and Vice Chair of Radiology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Chief of Interventional Radiology at University of Colorado Hospital, discusses interventional radiology and its use in the treatment of liver cancer.

University of Colorado Hospital's Pancreas and Biliary Multidisciplinary Clinic brings together a team of diverse, but complementary, specialists who blend their expertise to provide each patient with customized care and treatment.

As a young physician, Dr. McCarter learned much from his mentors, and he's glad to have the opportunity to pass on his knowledge to the next generation of surgeons. His passion for medicine, though, "comes from my desire to help other people."

Dr. Gajdos makes it a point to communicate often with his patients. He wants his patients to be aware of their treatment options and contribute to their own care.

At the University of Colorado Cancer Center, nearly 400 physicians and scientists are working in the lab, in the clinic, and in the community to make cancer an endangered species.

Because we are part of the NCI's most elite group of cancer centers, we offer most of the same cancer studies and therapies-in-testing found in other major centers.

Also, because we are a comprehensive cancer center, we offer all phases of cancer studies. We have one of the best early-phase trial programs in the world -- studies of the newest, most advanced treatments available.

University of Colorado Hospital's Shandra Wilson, MD, explains bladder cancer and treatment options for it, including surgical treatment using the da Vinci surgical robot.

If you're scheduled for an inpatient stay at University of Colorado Hospital, this video is made especially for you. Introduced by Bruce Schroffel, President and CEO of UCH, and narrated by Carl Miller, Director of the Patient and Family Centered Care program at the hospital, you'll follow a new patient from the time she arrives at the Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion to her departure from the hospital. The video also provides a general overview of the hospital and its amenities.