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Greg Cantwell on the Importance of Hope When Facing a GBM Diagnosis

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Greg Cantwell, founder of Greg’s Mission, discusses the importance of having hope after getting a glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) diagnosis.

Greg Cantwell, founder of Greg’s Mission, discusses the importance of having hope after getting a glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) diagnosis.

Once people are diagnosed, they typically turn to internet research for information, finding statistics that are often frightening. Cantwell says it is important that patients do not get depressed and consider themselves a statistic, especially since every person is genetically different, has different biomarker and tumors, and will respond to treatment differently.

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