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EXCLUSIVE: Doctors 'used nine-year-olds as human guinea pigs' for a new cervical cancer vaccine... and they suffered side-effects including nausea, dizziness and weight-loss
Published: 14:58 GMT, 12 January 2015 | Updated: 18:24 GMT, 13 January 2015
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2893485/Children-guinea-pigs-anti-cervical-
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Aman Dhawan, 16, is one of many youngsters from Indore who took part in the trial without being aware they had been signed up to test Merckís new Gardasil 9 drug, aimed at preventing cervical cancer
Sana Ansari, 19, her brother Mazhar and sister Asiya were all enrolled in the trial of Gardasil 9 drug - but she and her family say she had no idea she was testing the drug
Aman Dhawan, 16, from Indore, lost weight and strength after being enrolled in the trial, which he didn't know he had signed up for either
- Indian children 'were unaware' they were part of cervical cancer drug trial
- They were paid £10 to be injected with drug to fight cancer in west
- But court papers claim they were duped into taking part in the trial
- Children 'suffered side-effects from weight loss to dizziness to nausea'
- Cervical cancer victim Jade Goody's mum says: 'This is just not right'
- Doctor at centre of 'scandal' says participants were 'adequately informed'
- Merck, the company behind drug has also denied any wrongdoing
Published: 14:58 GMT, 12 January 2015 | Updated: 18:24 GMT, 13 January 2015
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2893485/Children-guinea-pigs-anti-cervical-
.
Aman Dhawan, 16, is one of many youngsters from Indore who took part in the trial without being aware they had been signed up to test Merckís new Gardasil 9 drug, aimed at preventing cervical cancer
Sana Ansari, 19, her brother Mazhar and sister Asiya were all enrolled in the trial of Gardasil 9 drug - but she and her family say she had no idea she was testing the drug
Aman Dhawan, 16, from Indore, lost weight and strength after being enrolled in the trial, which he didn't know he had signed up for either