Grandma battled FIVE different types of cancer - her life was saved by one doctor, and then his son
A beloved grandma-of-six has battled with five different types of cancer in the past 40 years. Irene North's life was saved by one hero doctor in the 1980s and 1990s, Professor Tony Howell, who became Irene's friend after decades of treatment.
“I was told I needed to go to The Christie and back then, just the name of the hospital felt like a death sentence," said Irene. Following treatment during 1987 and 1988, Irene was declared cancer free. She threw herself into fundraising for cancer related causes, along with her husband Jack, and also helped to establish the Withington/Christie breast cancer care group.
“I was getting calls from so many patients who wanted someone to talk to. People were not only having to cope with cancer but the fallout such as losing jobs, losing their homes, having mental health issues, and relationship difficulties." “Shortly after that in 2008, I walked through the door into a consulting room with my daughter Tracy and was surprised to see a spitting image of Tony Howell. It was surreal.
"I was offered a type of chemotherapy called Palbociclib combined with a hormone injection monthly. I was told they might only keep the cancer away for 12 months but combined they worked for almost two years.
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