Father's prostate cancer ‘undetectable’ three years after terminal diagnosis
New data from the National Prostate Cancer Audit shows that men with advanced prostate cancer are living longer than they did a decade ago. One patient, Kevin Mortimer, has seen his terminal cancer become undetectable following a new triplet therapy treatment.
Why it matters
This demonstrates significant medical progress in treating terminal illnesses, offering hope and improved survival rates for patients with advanced cancer.
Father's prostate cancer ‘undetectable’ three years after terminal diagnosis Men diagnosed with incurable advanced prostate cancer are living longer, according to new data.
The National Prostate Cancer Audit found that significantly fewer men with advanced disease are dying within three years of diagnosis compared to a decade ago.
Kevin Mortimer, a father from Liverpool , is one patient who has been told his cancer is now "undetectable" three years after he was given a terminal diagnosis.
Mr Mortimer, 51, was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer on his daughter's 11th birthday. Doctors told him the cancer had spread to his bones and lungs, and that his case was "terminal".
He said that telling his 11-year-old daughter about his diagnosis was "one of the most difficult things I have ever had to do".
Three years on, his cancer is "undetectable" after a triple-pronged attack on the disease.
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