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Ellie Forbes & Kaitlin Easton

Young Scots boy with inoperable brain tumour first person from UK to undergo American trial

A young Scots boy will become the first person from the UK to undergo a clinical trial in America for his inoperable brain tumour.

Rudi Abbot will travel with his family next month to begin the treatment trial for the rare cancer.

The eight-year-old was diagnosed with a rare grade four pineoblastoma after experiencing symptoms including headaches, tiredness and leg pain in August 2020.

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