Teen with rare cancer starts experimental treatment after viral plea to Trump
15-year-old Will Roberts from Alabama, diagnosed with osteosarcoma, started experimental treatment in California after his viral plea for help. His mother, Brittney, reported that Dr. Mehmet Oz helped secure the anti-cancer drug DeltaRex-G.
Fifteen-year-old Will Roberts from Alabama was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in January 2025. After his chemotherapy failed, Will made a viral plea for help on his mother's Facebook account, reaching out to President Donald Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Dr. Mehmet Oz, now administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, contacted the developers of the anti-cancer drug DeltaRex-G in Santa Monica. The medicine was allocated, and Will started experimental treatment in California on April 27. Will's mother, Brittney, reported that the efforts to secure the treatment were successful after her son's video plea.
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