>>A woman who has advanced cancer and was forced to travel to Spain for treatment has returned home after undergoing successful therapy.
The treatment, called CyberKnife, involves a high dose of radiotherapy applied to a small area and it has a very high success rate but costs up to £30,000.
There are currently 35 CyberKnife treatment areas in the United States and 26 internationally and discussions are now underway as to whether it should be bought to the UK.
Liam Hyland of Penkhull near Stoke on Trent had two intensive CyberKnife sessions in Turkey last month. The 63 year old was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in July last year but the NHS could not offer him anything so he paid for the treatment himself.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
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Great achievement by medical, but its cost is too much high that a normal citizen can't afford it.
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