This British mother was diagnosed with particularly aggressive breast cancer, spreading “to the lungs, rib cage and lymph nodes”.
An aggressive cancer
A 51-year-old Briton named Jasmine Daviswas diagnosed with cancer be you particularly aggressive in November 2017, reports West France. The disease spread rapidly to the lungs, rib cage and lymph nodes, according to The Independant, relayed by RTL. This mother of a family had recourse to a mastectomy and to sessions of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, with success.
One year to live
Two years later, the 50-year-old relapsed and her doctors announced pessimistic forecasts. Sure enough, they only gave him a year to live in 2019.
The patient thus decided to rely as a last resort on a experimental treatment. “I didn’t know if it would work for me. But I thought to myself that at least I could do something to help others and the next generation.“, she told the Manchester Evening News.
Disappearance of cancer cells
Jasmine Davis joined a clinical trial in National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Facility (CRF) to the hospital The Christie de Manchester. According to his statements, reported by West France, the first times were difficult. “At first I had many horrible side effects including headaches and temperature spikes“, she confided. She had to be hospitalized, but after Christmas, she began to respond well to the treatment.
L’clinical test succeeded, because in June 2021, the doctors saw the disappearance of all the cancer cells.
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