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First man cured of HIV infection, known as ‘the Berlin patient’ now has terminal cancer – ABC News
Timothy Ray Brown, the first person known to have been cured of HIV infection, says he is now terminally ill from a recurrence of the cancer that prompted his historic treatment 12 years ago.
Timothy Ray Brown, the first person known to have been cured of HIV infection, says he is now terminally ill from a recurrence of the cancer that prompted his historic treatment 12 years ago.
- Mr Brown’s transplant was only partly successful his HIV seemed to be gone but his leukemia was not
- He still shows no signs of HIV
- Donors are scarce and the procedure is too risky to be widely used
Mr Brown, dubbed ‘the Berlin patient’ because of where he lived at the tim…
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