The Pink Drink
The Pink Drink (5-ALA) is a valuable surgical aid which when taken prior to surgery and causes tumour cells to glow bright pink under UV light. This helps neurosurgeons see and successfully remove more of a tumour during surgery while causing less damage to healthy tissue.
In fact, the whole tumour is successfully removed in 70.5% of cases when the Pink Drink is used, which is up from around 30% without this valuable surgical aid.