Finding hope in fight against glioblastoma

Chris Amundsen lived three years longer than his initial three-to-six month prognosis when diagnosed with glioblastoma thanks to the experimental treatments he received at Lenox Hill Hospital. See how Dr. John Boockvar, vice chair of neurosurgery, gave him more time and his family hope.

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