Keele University researcher discovers infant brain tumor cure


Keele University researcher discovers infant brain tumor cure

A doctor whose research into a rare type of brain tumour has led to better outcomes for babies diagnosed with the condition says it is a "massive step forward" in cancer treatment.

Dr Matt Clarke, said his work with the Institute for Cancer Research found that a specific group of tumours in infants under the age of one were treatable with existing medicines.

This had led to "many different success stories", and his four-year study has also contributed to a new chapter being published in the World Health Organization's classification of brain tumours.

Doctors no longer have to rely on chemotherapy and radiotherapy which can cause lasting damage to infants.

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