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The story of a pioneering treatment that is attempting to use a simple virus to combat the growth - and devastating effects - of brain tumours.Key facts
- Some tumours are inoperable and cannot be treated with regular cancer treatment.
- Researchers are pioneering new treatments that may help save or prolong the lives of cancer sufferers.
- Researchers are able to genetically adapt viruses and inject them into the body so they only attack cancer cells, killing them off.
- Injecting viruses into the body is risky, but its success shows that our understanding of cancer continues to evolve.
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This is Robert Swan.
Aged just 25, he was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour called a glioma.
The tumour paralysed his right side and affected his speech.
Robert Swan, Cancer patient, UK – "I was loving life. I was getting on brilliant and then this happened. Somebody would say something to me …
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