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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Ella Pickover

NHS to get drug which helps prevent hearing loss in children having chemotherapy

A groundbreaking treatment to prevent hearing loss in children having cancer treatment is to be used in the NHS (Alamy/PA) -

A “groundbreaking” drug which helps to prevent hearing loss among children undergoing cancer treatment has been given the green light for NHS use.

Chemotherapy drug cisplatin is widely used to treat many cancers, especially in children.

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