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Luton man’s brain tumour shrinks by half in therapy trial

Mr Read first noticed a severe headache last December and, two weeks later, his face dropped on one side. He had surgery shortly after his diagnosis to remove as much of the tumour as possible, followed by radiotherapy and chemotherapy. In July, doctors found the tumour was growing again and he was offered a place […]

Brain cancer DNA research hopes to speed up diagnosis

[ad_1] More than 200 brain tumour patients at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge are to have the entire genetic code of their cancer sequenced. The Minderoo Precision Brain Tumour Programme aims to speed up diagnosis and help personalise treatment for patients with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer. It’s hoped it may ultimately lead to new targeted […]
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