Gran clear of 'inoperable' cancer 12 years after being given 'pioneering' drug

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Gran clear of 'inoperable' cancer 12 years after being given 'pioneering' drug
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A woman who was told her cancer was inoperable twelve years ago is 'living proof' of the success of a new drug

A woman who was told her cancer was inoperable twelve years ago is 'living proof' of the success of a new drug treating inherited cancer as her recent scans show no more evidence of the disease. Sue Vincent from Solihull is said to be 'delighted' the life-saving drug which enabled her to see the birth of her five grandchildren has now been approved for wider NHS use.

The drug was approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in the hope it will offer the chance of longer and healthier lives for thousands of patients. "I’m back doing all the things I did pre-diagnosis, it’s given me a quality of life I could only have dreamed about. My prognosis was so dire that really and truthfully any life was going to be good - this life is very, very good.”

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