Healthy dad stunned after being told he could only have three years to live - before miracle treatment
A dad-of-two always believed he was healthy - until doctors told him he only had a handful of years to live.
In February 2016, after going to his GP with some concerning symptoms, Dave recorded 36 on his PSA levels, when 4.0 and lower is considered to be normal. The tumours had spread to his lymph nodes and spine and he immediately went on his first clinical trial at Greater Manchester's world leading cancer centre, The Christie, which brought his PSA level back to normal.
As part of the trial, Dave, husband to Jill, was given a testosterone blocking drug named abiratone, combined with olaparib, a targeted cancer drug which blocks a DNA repair enzyme in the cancer cells called PARP. This drug combination reduced his PSA level to less than 0.1 in under five months, leaving Dave with no signs of active cancer.
It works by stopping the production of testosterone, which helps keep the disease under control. Introducing olaparib to the treatment means chemotherapy may not be needed, thereby avoiding possible unpleasant side-effects which could have an impact on their quality of life.
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