The emerging treatment is offering new hope for patients and shows promise in shaping the future of cancer treatment.

Clinton announced a plan to federally fund Alzheimer's research and treatment if elected. IU Health is already playing an important role in finding a cure for the disease.

"It was as if your body had a power button, and someone was pressing it and your batteries were just going dead," she says. "Then all of a sudden, you're just gone."

During Evans' 13-year tenure, IU Health has grown from three hospitals in downtown Indianapolis to a unified statewide health system of nearly 20 hospitals and health centers that treat more than 2.5 million patients per year.