US officials approve first gene therapy for cancer

For the first time, US officials have approved a gene therapy for cancer.

The treatment uses a patient's own cells to fight leukaemia and is seen as a major breakthrough in the fight against cancer.

US Correspondent Mary MacCarthy has more:

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