Noddy Holder's secret five year cancer battle after being given "only months to live"

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Rock legend Noddy Holder has been battling throat cancer for the past five years - after initially being told he had only "six months to live", his wife Suzan has movingly revealed.

Slade icon Noddy, 77, has been receiving pioneering treatment at Manchester's Christie Hospital after the shock diagnosis. Noddy's wife Suzan, 57, has written about the couple's experience for the first time in an emotional column for Cheshire Life magazine.

The couple, who live in Prestbury, near Macclesfield, had "told only immediate close family and friends" after first receiving the "devastating" diagnosis of oesophageal cancer.

Suzan has praised Noddy's "breath-taking bravery" since receiving the news. But having agreed to experimental cancer treatment at The Christie he has been responding well and defied the early prognosis. READ MORE: Oasis fans react to Liam Gallagher’s Definitely Maybe tour - and can’t help but notice one thing READ MORE: Blink 182 deliver powerhouse punk performance in Manchester Suzan wrote in her column: "Five years ago we were given the devastating news that he had oesophageal cancer and only had six months to live.