️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  When Sandra Hilburn was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in 2006, she was told she only had up to three months to live.<unk> When Sandra Hilburn was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in 2006, she was told she had only up to three months to live.<unk> When Sandra Hilburn was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in 2006, she was told she had only up to three months to live. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Hillburn, of Fort Lee, New Jersey, was one of 12 cancer patients who were given a tetanus shot as part of a new study conducted at the Duke University Medical Center. Researchers found that a dose of tetanus vaccine let patients like Hillburn live longer when added to an experimental treatment for the most common and deadly type of brain tumor,. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Matriarch<unk>: Thanks to an experimental treatment involving the tetanus-diphtheria vaccine, Hillburn (top center) got to witness the birth of five more grandchildren. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ In a paper released Wednesday by the journal Nature, she and others describe a study of 12 patients.<unk> In a paper released Wednesday by the journal Nature, she and others describe a study of 12 patients. Some who got the tetanus shot lived years longer than those who didn't. Dr. John Sampson of Duke, senior author of the report, called the results promising but noted the study was small, and said larger studies are needed to confirm the results.<unk> Dr. John Sampson of Duke, senior author of the report, called the results promising but noted the study was small, and said larger studies are needed to confirm the results. A follow-up study has already been planned but is not recruiting patients yet, Batich said.<unk> A follow-up study has already been planned but is not recruiting patients yet, Batich said.<unk> A follow-up study has already been planned but is not recruiting patients yet, Batich said. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Dr. Nader Sanai of the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix said that the results are'very exciting.' ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>
Sandra Hillburn, 68, was diagnosed with terminal glioblastoma in April 2006.<unk> Sandra Hillburn, 68, was diagnosed with terminal glioblastoma in April 2006.<unk> Sandra Hillburn, 68, was diagnosed with terminal glioblastoma in April 2006. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Researchers gave a tetanus shot. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>