Wednesday, 23 January 2019

Teen one of first UK proton-beam patients

Teen one of first UK proton-beam patients Fifteen-year-old Mason Kettley, who has a rare brain cancer, is about to become one of the first UK patients to have proton-beam therapy, at a new dedicated treatment centre.

He is starting treatment at the £125m centre at Manchester's Christie hospital.

Previously, most patients needing the treatment had to travel abroad.

The specialist radiotherapy targets cancers without damaging tissues around the tumours. BBC News

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