Scientists find window of opportunity to attack aggressive brain cancer

It comes after Scottish swimmer Archie Goodburn (pictured) made an emotional plea to British prime minister Andy Burnham to establish a national brain cancer lead. Photo: Andrew Milligan/PA

Scientists have found a window of opportunity to attack aggressive brain cancer with chemotherapy.

Instead of waiting for a few weeks after surgery to start chemotherapy, early research suggests that the treatment could be most impactful in the minutes and days after an operation to remove a glioblastoma.