Now 16 months after her death at the age of five she has struck back at the disease. With the University of Manchester they adapted osteosarcoma cells, causing the primary tumour to grow slower and blocking spread to the lungs. (Image: UEA / SWNS.COM) (Image: UEA / SWNS.COM)Sophie, of Norwich, had a leg amputated in a bid to halt the cancer. Sophie’s dad Alex Taylor said: “We did not hesitate in offering Sophie’s tumour, DNA and RNA. He wanted people to post selfies showing them “sticking their tongues out at cancer” .

Source: Daily Mirror July 13, 2020 21:25 UTC