Ashya to start proton therapy

Five-year-old Ashya King is set to start a proton therapy treatment plan in the Czech Republic to help him beat brain cancer.

Ashya to start proton therapy
Mon, 15 Sep, 2014 - 07:22

Five-year-old Ashya King is set to start a proton therapy treatment plan in the Czech Republic to help him beat brain cancer.

His parents Brett and Nagmeh King sparked an international police pursuit after they removed Ashya from Southampton General Hospital without doctors’ permission in a bid to take him abroad for the specialist treatment, which is not available on the NHS.

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