London boy treated using nanoknife technology now cancer-free
George became the youngest person in the world to be treated using the tech
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A young boy from London is now free from cancer after undergoing surgery using nanoknife technology.
George, from Camden, was aged just two when he fell ill in June of 2023; eventually being told that he had an obstruction in his liver.
Further tests confirmed that he had rhabdomyosarcoma – a type of soft tissue cancer in his liver and bile duct.
George was eventually transferred to Great Ormond Street Hospital and began chemotherapy, but eventually the treatment had limited results.
Desperate to find answers, George's parents Jonathan and Rachel discovered nanoknife technology - which uses electrical currents to destroy areas of cancer, including tumours.
George became the youngest person to receive the treatment - and the first child in the UK to undergo the procedure for his condition.
The treatment was carried out at the nearby King's College Hospital after it sought and obtained a licence to perform the treatment.
Now, eighteen months on from his diagnosis, George has gone on to recover fully from cancer and has now started at pre-school, joining in September.
Speaking at the results of the treatment, father Jonathan thanked medical professionals for helping his child in his time of need.
"The surgeons managed to remove all the tumour and had clear margins all the way around the removed section of his liver. This was the news we’d been hoping and praying for," Jonathan said.
"From the day George was diagnosed, all we did was push and push to get him the treatment he needed.
“We loved that the nanoknife was something new and ground-breaking and we felt we had some input into making it happen."