record holding skateboarder but he had to retire from competing when he was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer three years ago. it can affect cells in several organs of the body, including the liver. it turns your life into a roller coaster. you don t know how long you ve got whatsoever. peter s liver tumours are so small and widespread they can t be removed through surgery. he had several rounds of radiation therapy and chemotherapy, but these took a heavy toll on him. fatigue, energy levels, really heavily hit. i had my review and they basically said i was not responding to the chemo. but then, peter was offered the chance to undergo a new cancer treatment at stjames s hospital in leeds. histotripsy is a type of focused ultrasound which destroys tissue inside the body, completely noninvasively. it s much more precise than treatments which use heat or radiation, meaning it can
but he had to retire from competing when he was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer three years ago. peter s liver tumours are so small and widespread they can t be removed through surgery. he had several rounds of radiation therapy and chemotherapy, but these took a heavy toll on him. fatigue, energy levels, really heavily hit. i had my review and they basically said i was not responding to the chemo. but then, peter was offered the chance to undergo a new cancer treatment at stjames s hospital in leeds. histotripsy is a type of focused ultrasound which destroys tissue inside the body, completely noninvasively. it s much more precise than treatments which use heat or radiation, meaning it can better treat tumours
believe it or not, it s a sound that can destroy cancer. human trials in the uk and us are currently assessing how safe and effective the treatment is for liver cancer but, interestingly, researchers have now found that histotripsy can, in some cases, kick start an immune response, which means the body can start fighting the disease on its own. yasmin morgan griffiths has been following one cancer patient on his histotripsyjourney. peter is a guinness world record holding skateboarder. but he had to retire from competing when he was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer three years ago. it can affect cells in several organs of the body, including the liver. it turns your life into a roller coaster. just absolutely terrifying. you know, you don t know how long you ve got whatsoever. peter s liver tumours are so small and widespread, they can t be removed through surgery. he had several rounds of radiation
peter is a guinness world record holding skateboarder but he had to retire from competing when he was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer three years ago. it can affect cells in several organs of the body, including the liver. just absolutely terrifying. you don t know how long you ve got whatsoever. peter s liver tumours are so small and widespread they can t be removed through surgery. he had several rounds of radiation therapy and chemotherapy, but these took a heavy toll on him. fatigue, energy levels, really heavily hit. i had my review and they basically said i was not responding to the chemo. but then, peter was offered the chance to undergo a new cancer treatment at stjames s hospital in leeds. histotripsy is a type of focused ultrasound which destroys tissue inside the body,
record holding skateboarder but he had to retire from competing when he was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer three years ago. it can affect cells in several organs of the body, including the liver. it turns your life into a roller coaster. just absolutely terrifying. you don t know how long you ve got whatsoever. peter s liver tumours are so small and widespread they can t be removed through surgery. he had several rounds of radiation therapy and chemotherapy, but these took a heavy toll on him. fatigue, energy levels, really heavily hit. i had my review and they basically said i was not responding to the chemo. but then, peter was offered the chance to undergo a new cancer treatment at stjames s hospital in leeds. histotripsy is a type of focused ultrasound which destroys tissue inside the body, completely noninvasively. it s much more precise than treatments which use heat