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Health Check: A promising new cancer treatment

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2024/03/13 GMT

A promising new cancer treatment

BBC World Service - Health Check, A promising new cancer treatment

Promising results from a global study provide hope for new cancer treatment

Asbestos is still mined across the world. Now there are promising results from a new global study into one of the most aggressive types of cancer caused by asbestos exposure.

The toxic mineral asbestos is still mined across the world, despite it’s much documented links to cancer. Now there are promising results from a new global study into one of the most aggressive types of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. 

Also on the programme, we receive an exciting update from Mike, who has gotten a long-awaited kidney transplant, and we discuss new treatment protocols for Hepatitis B and how they could better serve people in southern and eastern Africa.

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