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Cancer: World-first 'Trojan horse' therapy to be given on NHS

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World-first blood cancer therapy to be given on NHS in England in a world first .

Drug is an advanced form of chemotherapy that hits cancer with a bigger dose.

It can halt the blood cancer myeloma for nearly three times longer than current therapies.

Paul Silvester , one of the first people to get it, says it's "life-changing" and he's now planning history-themed adventures.

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semi-formal

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English

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