One of my followers sent me a link to an article on the BBC website about a new treatment for glioblastoma brain tumours.
It's at the clinical trial stage at the moment so it is unlikely that I could get this treatment right now. The thing with clinical trials is that to be accepted you usually have to meet a very specific set of criteria. I've probably disqualified myself by using clomipramine as an anti-cancer treatment. It also helps to live near the place where they are conducting the trials. The other thing - as the article points out - is that half the people on the trial will only receive a placebo. Personally I'd rather receive treatment than take part in a lottery.
But it is an interesting story and certainly something to talk to my oncologist about at my next consultation.
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