患有脑肿瘤的青少年为实验药物筹集了250,000英镑, 突出了青少年癌症问题。
Teen with brain tumor raises £250,000 for experimental drug, highlighting youth cancer issues.
Joscelyne Kerr, 19岁,来自苏格兰Kinross, 2023年被确诊患有罕见且具有攻击性的脑瘤。
Joscelyne Kerr, a 19-year-old from Kinross, Scotland, was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive brain tumor in 2023.
尽管手术移除了90%的肿瘤,但由于剩余的癌症,她面临12至18个月的预测。
Despite surgery removing 90% of the tumor, she faces a prognosis of 12-18 months due to the remaining cancerous mass.
Joscelyne和她的家人正在为一种试验药物DCVax-L筹集资金,费用为250 000英镑,这在治疗类似的肿瘤方面显示了希望。
Joscelyne and her family are raising funds for a trial drug, DCVax-L, costing £250,000, which has shown promise in treating similar tumors.
这些努力还旨在提高人们对脑肿瘤的认识,脑肿瘤是导致青年人癌症相关死亡的主要原因。
The efforts also aim to raise awareness about brain tumors, which are the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in young people.