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| Ashya King to finish proton beam therapy after ‘dramatic’ improvement | Ashya King to finish proton beam therapy after ‘dramatic’ improvement |
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| Brain cancer patient Ashya King will receive his final dose of proton beam therapy as his condition continues to improve, the clinic treating him has said. | Brain cancer patient Ashya King will receive his final dose of proton beam therapy as his condition continues to improve, the clinic treating him has said. |
| The five-year-old’s story garnered global attention in August when his parents removed him from a Southampton hospital without medical consent, triggering an international manhunt. | The five-year-old’s story garnered global attention in August when his parents removed him from a Southampton hospital without medical consent, triggering an international manhunt. |
| Brett and Naghmeh King took Ashya to Spain, where they were later arrested and held in a prison in Madrid. They faced a protracted legal battle to get their son to the Proton Therapy Centre (PTC) in Prague, with a high court judge approving the move only after the pair had been released from custody. | Brett and Naghmeh King took Ashya to Spain, where they were later arrested and held in a prison in Madrid. They faced a protracted legal battle to get their son to the Proton Therapy Centre (PTC) in Prague, with a high court judge approving the move only after the pair had been released from custody. |
| Iva Tatounova, director of the PTC in the Czech capital, said: “Ashya has been very well and we are expecting him today for his last day of proton therapy. I don’t know if you remember the pictures when he was transported here – just lying on his bed in the ambulance. | |
| “Now he can sit on his own, he can play with the toys and his motorics improved dramatically. He can also react to his surroundings.” | |
| She told the BBC that Ashya’s family were planning to leave at the weekend for Spain, where he will continue receiving treatment. On completion of his treatment he would have had 30 irradiation sessions to eradicate his rare tumour. | She told the BBC that Ashya’s family were planning to leave at the weekend for Spain, where he will continue receiving treatment. On completion of his treatment he would have had 30 irradiation sessions to eradicate his rare tumour. |
| The PTC says proton therapy is more effective than radiotherapy as it limits the collateral damage of radiation to other vital organs, such as the heart and liver in Ashya’s case. This would lead to less severe long-term side-effects including heart and breathing problems. | The PTC says proton therapy is more effective than radiotherapy as it limits the collateral damage of radiation to other vital organs, such as the heart and liver in Ashya’s case. This would lead to less severe long-term side-effects including heart and breathing problems. |
| The therapy is not available to him on the NHS, though the health service has since agreed to fund Ashya’s treatment. | The therapy is not available to him on the NHS, though the health service has since agreed to fund Ashya’s treatment. |
| This week the Kings released a video showing them taking Ashya to a park. | This week the Kings released a video showing them taking Ashya to a park. |