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Timothy Ray Brown, the first man cured of HIV, dies of cancer at age 54 – SBS News
Mr Brown had been living with a recurrence of leukaemia for several months.
The first person to be cured of HIV, Timothy Ray Brown – known as the “Berlin Patient” – has died after a battle with cancer, the International Aids Society (IAS) announced Wednesday.
Mr Brown made medical history and became a symbol of hope for the tens of millions of people living with the virus that causes AIDS when he was cured more than a decade ago.
He had been living with a recurrence of leukaemia for several months and received hospice care at his home in Palm Springs, California.
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