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Pancreatic cancer: New Zealand first treatment extending lives of patients
19 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM
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Miriam Walter saw the tumour in her pancreas shrink 73 per cent thanks to new technology. Photo / Supplied
Miriam Walter saw the tumour in her pancreas shrink 73 per cent thanks to new technology. Photo / Supplied
Miriam Walter was told she would not survive to see this Christmas when she was diagnosed with incurable pancreatic cancer a year ago.
But thanks to a radical new treatment, which she was first in the country to benefit from, the 72-year-old is feeling absolutely fine and looking forward to celebrating summer with her family.