Meet Stephen, he says his diagnosis came as a complete shock as he had no symptoms and hadn’t had a day off work sick in over 20 years.
A grandfather who beat cancer with experimental drug therapy is urging members of the public to be part of health research studies. Stephen Cossins, 71, says his diagnosis came as a complete shock as he had no symptoms and hadn’t had a day off work sick in over 20 years.
He said: “It was the best thing I ever did. I entered the trial three years ago and was cured, cancer free, after two years. It’s amazing. My wife and children are all delighted. I don’t think any of us believed this day would come. It’s wonderful but I’m so relieved it’s over. People can register their interest and choose which health conditions they are interested in, such as
Stephen said: “You always think the C-word happens to other people. When they told me, I thought ‘that’s it then’. You feel so much inevitability about the whole thing.”
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