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Sumul Raval Tells Patients With GBM, "I'm Your Quarterback"
Author(s)Sumul Raval, M.D.
Sumul N. Raval, M.D., founder and director of the Zocchi Brain Tumor Center at Monmouth Medical Center and 2016 GBM hero, tells his patients, "I'm your quarterback."
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Sumul N. Raval, M.D., founder and director of the Zocchi Brain Tumor Center at Monmouth Medical Center and 2016 GBM hero, tells his patients, "I'm your quarterback."
Brain tumors like glioblastoma are difficult to treat, and involve treating not only the patient, but the whole family. Raval wants his patients to know that they can call him day or night for any concerns.
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