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13-Year-Old Becomes First Reported Cure for DIPG Brain Cancer
Original: A 13-Year-Old Has Been Cured of DIPG, the Deadliest Childhood Brain Cancer
Reports describe a world-first case in which a 13-year-old child has been cured of DIPG, diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, an aggressive brainstem tumour long considered uniformly fatal and the deadliest childhood brain cancer. The news is drawing wide attention from clinicians and families, as virtually no children previously survived the diagnosis, making any confirmed cure a landmark moment in pediatric oncology.
Why now: DIPG has historically had a near-zero survival rate, so a claimed first-ever cure 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