Proton beam cancer therapy ‘effective with fewer side effects’ – BBC News
by Dominic Howell A cancer treatment at the centre of an NHS controversy in 2014 causes fewer side effects in children than conventional radiotherapy, according to new research. The study, published in The Lancet Oncology, suggests proton beam therapy is as effective as other treatments. Researchers looked at 59 patients aged between three and […]
Investment bank Shawbrook spends £30m on ‘Ashya’ proton beam firm – Advanced Oncotherapy
Investment bank Shawbrook spends £30m on ‘Ashya’ proton beam firm By Vicki Owen, Financial Mail On Sunday Investment bank Shawbrook has spent millions on a firm specialising in proton beam therapy– the form of radiotherapy that made headlines in the case of Ashya King. Shawbrook Asset Finance has agreed a £30million loan facility with Proton […]
Ashya King goes back to school full time
Published in The Guardian today. Parents of brain cancer survivor say they are proud of their son, who has recovered well after proton beam therapy in Prague. The father of brain cancer survivor Ashya King has said he is proud as his son returns to school full time. Brett King said six-year-old Ashya was doing very […]
Advanced Oncotherapy – Brain tumour boy Ashya King back home in Portsmouth
From the BBC website. Brain tumour boy Ashya King back home in Portsmouth. A boy who was at the centre of an international manhunt after his parents took him abroad for brain tumour treatment is back home in Portsmouth. Brett and Naghemeh King took six-year-old Ashya out of a Southampton hospital against medical advice last […]