Vicky Phelan receiving half-dose of cancer treatment drug to avoid 'big side effect'

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Vicky Phelan receiving half-dose of cancer treatment drug to avoid 'big side effect'

Vicky Phelan providing an update on social media following her fourth round of cancer treatment in Maryland. Picture: Instagram.

Vicky Phelan has undergone her fourth round of pioneering cancer treatment in the US and said her medication has been adjusted to reduce her risk of experiencing side effects.

Phelan, who travelled to Maryland in January to take part in an immunotherapy trial, said she is now receiving half the amount of one drug that previously caused extreme nausea, making her “violently sick” last month.

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