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PM reporter Yvonne Murray writes:

"This is Katrina Washby and her husband Vic, a former firefighter, who suffers from motor neurone disease. In 2005, they raised £12,000 to pay for stem cell treatment at a clinic in China. Vic says he noticed some improvement when he returned, although his condition has since deteriorated.

Doctors in the UK are concered that more and more people who suffer from degenerative and neurological conditions are travelling abroad for stem cell therapy. They say these treatments are unregulated, unproven and potentially harmful. Patient support organisations believe many of these clinics are just cashing in and taking advantage of people in a vulnerable position.

But Vic and Katrina believe that anything that offers even the remotest hope, is worth the risk and the money."

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