Tom Clarke
Proton beams: better, but no magic bullet for all
Ashya King’s parents made the headlines after going to extraordinary lengths to find treatment for him at the Proton Therapy Centre in Prague – but will it help Ashya?
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Ashya King prepares for proton beam treatment
Five-year-old cancer patient Ashya King is set to receive proton beam treatment in Prague.
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Tom Clarke
Brain tumours in children: symptoms and signs
Some child brain cancers grow very quickly so a diagnosis just a few weeks earlier can make a huge difference to a child’s prospects.
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Plans finalised for Ashya King’s cancer treatment
Five-year-old cancer patient Ashya King is to be taken to the Czech Republic to receive treatment not available in the UK, after a High Court judge approved his parents’ request to do so.
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Tumours ‘main cause of death’ for UK children
Dr Steve Lomis from Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Angela Polanco, whose daughter died from cancer, and John Rogers whose daughter was diagnosed with cancer, discuss cancer treatment in Britain.
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The worst place in Europe to have a brain tumour?
Cancer Research UK says survival for childhood cancers may have increased hugely in the UK and across Europe, but it masks the fact that some cancer types have not seen such a great improvement.
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Ashya King’s brother: ‘We’re afraid for his health’
Exclusive: The brother of Ashya King, the boy with a brain tumour taken from hospital by his parents, says in an interview with Channel 4 News that he fears his health may deteriorate.
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Arrest warrant issued for parents of missing Ashya
The search widens for Ashya King, the five-year-old boy with a brain tumour who was taken out of hospital on Thursday. Police say he may be in Marbella.
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Arrest warrant issued for parents of brain tumour boy
Police think five-year-old Ashya King may have been taken to Spain by his parents, but say they would rather they came forward voluntarily.
