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13-Year-Old Reportedly Cured of Deadly Childhood Brain Cancer DIPG
Original: A 13-Year-Old Has Been Cured of DIPG, the Deadliest Childhood Brain Cancer
A 13-year-old is reported to have been cured of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), an aggressive brain tumour that has historically been considered incurable and is the leading cause of death from childhood brain cancer. The case is described as a world first, offering rare hope to families affected by a disease with extremely poor survival rates. Details of the treatment used remain limited in early coverage.
Why now: A claimed world-first cure for a previously untreatable childhood cancer is a major medical milestone.
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- A 13-Year-Old Has Been Cured of DIPG, the Deadliest Childhood Brain Cancer · thunderbong · 12