Researchers crowdfund $250K for 19-year-old brain cancer patient's personalized immunotherapy in London
anshulkundaje · x · 2026-09-10
Researchers including Alex Young are sharing a fundraiser for Braelyn, a 19-year-old battling aggressive grade 4 brain cancer. She needs $250,000 to cover seven upcoming doses of personalized immunotherapy (DCVax) in London, plus travel of 4,000 miles per treatment, none of which is covered by insurance. Only $3,082 has been raised so far.
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