Surgeons

Our final visit to Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital focuses on groundbreaking clinical trials, including a gene therapy treatment for prostate cancer.
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Our final visit to Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital focuses on groundbreaking clinical trials, including a gene therapy treatment for prostate cancer

Our final visit to Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital focuses on groundbreaking clinical trials, including a gene therapy treatment for prostate cancer.

Surgeon Mr Prashant Patel is treating William, 77, using a modified virus to attack cancer cells. ‘I'm quite proud to be a guinea pig,’ says William, who hopes the trial will help patients for years to come.