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Last Updated: Wednesday, 14 September 2005, 20:21 GMT 21:21 UK
Parents in cancer appeal for son
A couple from East Devon are launching a campaign to raise �200,000 for their three-year-old son to receive cancer treatment in the US.

Bobby Wright has one of the most aggressive forms of childhood cancer, called Neuroblastoma.

Bobby's parents have been told that with the treatment he is receiving from the NHS there is an only a 20% chance he will live for more than five years.

The treatment they have found in the US claims to offer a cure in some cases.

Bobby's father Kevin has come up with fund-raising ideas including a cash prize raffle being launched this week.

He said: "I am absolutely certain that Bobby will come through this... and lead a full and active life - the life that he deserves."


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