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11/10/2012
Child Cancer Sufferer Unable To Complete Treatment
The family of Oscar Knox, the four-year-old boy diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of childhood cancer has said he will be unable to complete specialist medical treatment.
Oscar travelled to the United States last week for special immunotherapy treatment to prepare him for any return of neuroblastoma in his body.
The family, from County Antrim, had raised £250,000 to pay for the treatment, which would have taken six months at a centre in Philadelphia to complete.
His parents said the treatment would have boosted his immune system to fight the cancer if it was ever to come back.
Oscar has a Twitter account with over 17,000 followers, which he and his family use to post updates on his progress.
On Wednesday, a Tweet informed his followers the treatment would no longer be possible due to pulmonary hypertension.
His family say the main aim is now to stabilise Oscar’s condition and to get him back to Northern Ireland.
An update on Thursday morning said: "Oscar doing really well this morning. The night (so far) couldn't have gone much better! So proud of him. Such a fighter."
The Knox family and supporters raised the £250,000 needed to begin treatment in just three months.
Oscar’s supporters include Olympic medallist Paddy Barnes, Westlife singer Nicky Byrne, the late Ulster rugby player Nevin Spence and Girls Aloud singer Nadine Coyle.
(IT)
Oscar travelled to the United States last week for special immunotherapy treatment to prepare him for any return of neuroblastoma in his body.
The family, from County Antrim, had raised £250,000 to pay for the treatment, which would have taken six months at a centre in Philadelphia to complete.
His parents said the treatment would have boosted his immune system to fight the cancer if it was ever to come back.
Oscar has a Twitter account with over 17,000 followers, which he and his family use to post updates on his progress.
On Wednesday, a Tweet informed his followers the treatment would no longer be possible due to pulmonary hypertension.
His family say the main aim is now to stabilise Oscar’s condition and to get him back to Northern Ireland.
An update on Thursday morning said: "Oscar doing really well this morning. The night (so far) couldn't have gone much better! So proud of him. Such a fighter."
The Knox family and supporters raised the £250,000 needed to begin treatment in just three months.
Oscar’s supporters include Olympic medallist Paddy Barnes, Westlife singer Nicky Byrne, the late Ulster rugby player Nevin Spence and Girls Aloud singer Nadine Coyle.
(IT)
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