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Jodie Jackson is a conscious news-consumer-turned-author, of the book "You Are What You Read". Jodie has been researching the psychological impact of the news for the last 7 years and campaigns for the greater inclusion of solutions-focused news stories in the mainstream media. She holds a Master’s Degree in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of East London (UK) and is a Partner at The Constructive Journalism Project. Jodie is a regular speaker at media conferences and universities.
Doctors Hail World First As Woman’s Advanced Breast Cancer Is Eradicated
There is a balance between remaining cautious in the face of progress and maintaining hope in the face of problems. This story walks that balance finely, reporting on a new immunotherapy treatment that has, for the first time, successfully cured a patient who was in the late stages of cancer by using her own immune cells to find and destroy the cancer cells she had in her body.
The effectiveness of this treatment has been called "remarkable" and has sparked hope for people who may see their fate met with cancer at some stage in their life. However, we must remain cautious about the possibility it holds for humankind as this is only one test case. Subsequent clinical trials will be needed to see how scalable this treatment is for the masses. It is still in the experimental stage with a long way to go before we may see it being distributed through our healthcare system, but this story holds hope for the future.
