Grandad recovered from bladder cancer thanks to Cancer Research UK trial
dailyrecord.co.ukTommy was diagnosed with bladder cancer just before his 60th birthday. Now, thanks to a Cancer Research UK trial, he’s enjoying playing football with his grandson.“It was March 2012 when I first noticed some blood in my pee.
I decided to go to the doctor the next day to get checked out. He did some tests and decided to send me to the hospital for a scan and a cystoscopy where they use a camera to look at your bladder," Tommy said."The tests showed that I had a tumour in my bladder.
The first thing I thought was: ‘What?!’ - I was terrified to begin with, but then I decided I had to just get on with it.“My treatment involved chemotherapy as well as surgery to remove the tumour.
But the cancer had spread into the muscle tissue, so it was worse than they first thought.”The trial involved having chemotherapy every week, along with radiotherapy five days a week for seven weeks. It is advisable to seek independent medical advice before considering volunteering for medical trials. “It was April 2013 when the doctor told me the good news that the treatment had been successful and that my cancer was gone.
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