‘Help me get to USA for cancer treatment trial’
Issue 1341
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September 7 2017
Former karate champ appeals for help to fund ‘lifeline’ trip
By Owen Sheppard
owen@southwarknews.co.uk
THEFAMILYofa24-year-old Rotherhithe woman are appealing for help to pay for trial cancer treatment in Americathatcouldsaveherlife.
Brooke Gregory, who as a teenager represented England and Great Britain in karate all over the world, was diagnosed with Synovial Sarcoma in July 2015. The rare strain is most commonly found in teenagers and young adults. The disease has left her with “at least ten” tumours in her lungs, despite only just recovering from her first round of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
A consultation at MD Anderson Cancer Centre in Houston would first cost her $30,500 (£23,600), followed by stage-one of the treatment: at least $83,000 (£64,200). That’s before they think about financing the flights and the cost of living there for a least five months. Brooke said: “It was after the first round of chemo and they told me it was growing back, that’s when I started looking for alternatives. When I came across it in my research that I could do this in Texas, it was like a lifeline. It gave me hope. I have found so many success stories for this treatment. But they are all people in America.” Full story on page 4
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