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Belgian boy Lucas Jemeljanova's fight against rare brainstem cancer
Original: Lucas Jemeljanova, a Belgian boy diagnosed at age 6 with DIPG—a rare, deadly brainstem cancer with # science # medicine
Lucas Jemeljanova, a Belgian boy diagnosed at age 6 with DIPG, a rare and deadly brainstem cancer, is being widely shared as a story of hope in cancer medicine. DIPG mostly affects children and has long resisted treatment, making cases of survival or experimental therapy gains draw intense attention from scientists and the public.
Why now: His story resonates as a rare hopeful case against an almost always fatal childhood cancer.
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- Lucas Jemeljanova, a Belgian boy diagnosed at age 6 with DIPG—a rare, deadly brainstem cancer with # science # medicine # cancer # hope # GoodNews · tangledwing@ohai.social · 20
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