well done. part of daniel s tumour will be sent for whole genome sequencing. its entire dna will be mapped. what that means is essentially we are looking at the abnormalities in the genes that we think because the tumour in the first place. so we are really able to drill down into the molecular problems in the tumour. daniel s diagnosis, his future, rests on what they find in these tubes. dna sequencing used to take months, now it can be done in days at these labs near cambridge, of us biotech firm. not only does it speed up diagnosis, but reveals what is driving the growth of a patient s cancer. nothing can prepare a patient or a family for the nuclear bomb that detonates at the centre of your world when you receive a diagnosis. jess lost her mother to brain cancer in 2018.
to brain cancer in 2018. the former labour cabinet minister spent her last months campaigning for more funding and research into the condition. the brain cancer is the biggest- cancer killer of children and people under 40 in the uk, yet treatment. options have not changed in decades. because this is low grade. just two weeks after surgery, daniel returns to addenbrooke s with his brother to receive his results. this is a diagnosis that is treatable, but it s not a curable condition. ok, so this is something that will be life limiting. about 50% of people survive for 15 years or more. but i think it s important that you understand this isn t something that s going to go away. yeah.
now it can be done in days. at these labs near cambridge of us biotech illumina. not only does it speed up diagnosis, but reveals what is driving the growth of a patient s cancer. nothing can prepare a patient. or a family for the nuclear bomb that detonates at the center of your world i when you receive a diagnosis. jess lost her mother, tessa jowell, to brain cancer in 2018. the former labour cabinet minister spent her last months campaigning for more funding and research into the condition. the brain cancer is the biggest- cancer killer of children and people under 40 in the uk, yet treatment. options have not changed in decades. because this is low grade. just two weeks after surgery, daniel returns to addenbrooke s with his brother
he has gone 2 0 to them. a few weeks later, ijoined daniel to watch his local football team. the quality of finishing it is shocking. he used to play in goal, now he gives advice from the touchline. life is very short, so i want to make the most of it. i just want to get the treatment i can to prolong my life. about six weeks of radiotherapy, five days a week. more than 200 brain tumour patients are taking part in the research with the hope it may eventually yield new, personalised treatments which improve outcomes. joining me now is dr richard mair who is a consultant neurosurgeon at cambridge university hospitals who is leading the minderoo precision brain tumour programme.
suggest more than 90 palestinians and three israeli policemen were injured. brain tumours are the most common cancer killer in people under a0. but treatments have barely changed in years and research into the condition has been very limited. the issue was highlighted recently by the death of the singer tom parker at the age of 33. now, brain tumour patients at addenbrooke s hospital in cambridge are having their cancer genomes the entire dna sequenced. the aim is that tumour mapping will lead to more accurate diagnosis. a warning this report from our medical editor fergus walsh contains images of brain surgery. i ve got a rough idea of what is going to happen. i m going to be partially awake or i could be woken up during the surgery. daniel is just 34. he is on his way to theatre