Jeff beats cancer with 'medical miracle' drug

Around half of those at advanced stage four die within four months

- Sentinel Reporter

A GRANDAD with advanced lung cancer - which often leaves patients dead within four months - is now free of the disease after being treated with a new immunotherapy drug.

Jeff Cook, 76, was told he had stage four cancer in 2019 after he realised he had a sore on the left side of his chest that wasn't getting any better.

Around 50% of people who are diagnosed with stage four cancer die within four months of their diagnosis and only 5% of patients will be alive five or more years later, according to Cancer Research UK.

Jeff was told that he needed radiotherapy to target the tumour directly but could also try a new treatment called pembrolizumab.