'I noticed painful twinges in my breast... now I'm taking part in a UK-first trial at the Christie Hospital'
A woman who was diagnosed with breast cancer has began treatment in a UK-first trial at the Christie Hospital.
There has never been a large trial to investigate the benefits of proton beam therapy for breast cancer patients in the UK. Currently, it's mainly used to treat children with brain tumours. "When I was told that I'd been accepted onto the trial, I felt very lucky to have the opportunity to get this treatment," she said.
Researchers hope the trial will allow doctors to deliver the required dose of radiotherapy while minimising the dose delivered to the heart. People who are predicted to have at least a two per cent or more potential lifetime risk of heart problems from radiotherapy will be invited to take part.
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