New brain cancer trial gives hope to those with the rarest and worst type

By Jamie Marcuson
Updated November 6 2016 - 10:13am, first published October 19 2016 - 2:46pm
Breanna and Stephen Johnson Photo: Supplied
Breanna and Stephen Johnson Photo: Supplied
Revolutionary trial: Stephen, seen here with wife Margot, is undergoing a new trial to treat his rare form of brain cancer. Photo: Mark Jesser
Revolutionary trial: Stephen, seen here with wife Margot, is undergoing a new trial to treat his rare form of brain cancer. Photo: Mark Jesser
Still smiling: Stephen is taking the fight head-on. Photo: Mark Jesser
Still smiling: Stephen is taking the fight head-on. Photo: Mark Jesser
Dr. Mustafa Khasraw is the principle investigator on the revolutionary trial. Photo: Cure Brain Cancer Foundation
Dr. Mustafa Khasraw is the principle investigator on the revolutionary trial. Photo: Cure Brain Cancer Foundation

Breanna Johnson had a simple assignment at school. Research a part of the brain and present it to the class. She asked her nurse mother Margot for help, and the 15-year old chose to focus on the temporal lobe.

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