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Heroic cancer survivor takes on Christie marathon challenge for second year in a row

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To keep up with Trafford news sign up to the MyTrafford newsletter here A dentist who became one of the cancer patients to undergo a pioneering cancer treatment is, for the second time, taking on this year's Virtual London Marathon and the Manchester Marathon.

Mark Hunter, 64, was the ninth person to undergo innovative treatment known as CAR-T cell therapy at The Christie. The therapy works by removing the body’s own immune cells and modifying them in a lab. READ MORE : 'Bring it on': £60m plan to restore historic mill and build 14-storey tower next to Stockport viaduct takes big step Mark, from Altrincham, underwent CART-T therapy in December 2019 for lymphoma, a blood cancer, and has been in full remission now for 21 months.

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