Viewers have praised a woman who gave her body to medical science after her dissection was aired in a TV documentary.

Toni Crews, 30, died of a rare eye cancer in 2020 but waived her anonymity after donating her body to Brighton and Sussex Medical School.

Her dissection, which directly benefited over 1,000 medical students at the school, was broadcast on Channel 4 in the My Dead Body documentary, which aired on Monday, November 5.

One twitter user, Vikki Palmer, said: “Toni Crews you were, are and will continue to be an inspiration.

“Such an amazingly brave woman who donated her body to medical science.”

Another user, @mementowori, added: “Thank you to everyone who donates their body to science and thank you to Toni Crews doing something truly unique by allowing this to be shown to the wider audience.”

Toni, who was diagnosed with the cancer in 2016, became the first person from the UK to have their body dissected on TV after waiving her anonymity.

The Argus: Toni raised awareness of her cancer after losing her eye to the diseaseToni raised awareness of her cancer after losing her eye to the disease (Image: Blinkofaneye_)

Viewers watched as parts of Toni’s head were taken off in order to examine the tumours in her brain which were the cause of her death.

Another moment from the dissection saw one of her eyes being taken out after she previously lost her other eye in an attempt to save her life from the rare cancer.

One man, David Hatton, took to social media and called the show “a sad but fascinating watch”.

He added: “More people need to give their body up to science. Channel 4 should give viewers details of how to do so. The number of people you can help is incredible.”

Another social media user, Martine McPherson, said: “How brave was she and her family. She gave a fantastic gift to the medical profession.”

Toni looked to raise awareness of her cancer throughout her treatment and posted updates to her Instagram account, @blinkofaneye_.

Her donation was described as a “brave and selfless act” by one medical student who added that the dissection made them “a better nurse and person”.

My Dead Body aired on Channel 4 on Monday, November 5, but can still be watched on catch-up service MY5 TV.