William Dunnachie was given the devastating diagnosis after falling ill from his takeaway
William Dunnachie was given the devastating diagnosis when he was admitted to Forth Valley Royal Hospital unwell after eating a steak pie supper he had eaten from a takeaway.
The drug has now been officially approved for use by the SMC and up to 100 people in Scotland will benefit each year. After surgery, Mr Dunnachie jumped at the opportunity to be admitted to the Keynote-564 trial, which involved a 12-month course of drug designed to prevent the recurrence of kidney cancer.Led by Dr Balaji Venugopal, Consultant in Medical Oncology and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre Glasgow, William was closely monitored, and now, nearly five years later, remains cancer free.
Dr Venugopal said: “Many patients who have a cancerous kidney removed at surgery will be cured, but, in some, the cancer will recur, and it may spread to other parts of the body.
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