The National Health Service in England will soon offer take-at- home brain cancer treatment for children

Dabrafenib with trametinib can halt growth of some tumours for more than three times as long as standard chemotherapy, study shows. 'Kinder’ treatment for childhood brain cancer to be offered by NHS in England. NHS to offer treatment for children with brain tumours in the UK for three years.

The combination treatment is given at home rather than in hospital. It works by targeting proteins made by the altered BRAF gene that is responsible for uncontrollable tumour growth. The treatment will soon be available on the NHS, which will be available at home and in hospitals.

First child to get new cancer treatment among 100,000 given early access to drugs in NHS milestone. Health bosses say initiative has allowed patients to get "the most promising drugs far quicker" But concerns remain that many with cancer are still waiting too long to begin their treatment.