‘New breast cancer pill gave me four years of extra time’
Linda Kelly, 67, has advanced breast cancer which has spread to her bones and chest wall, but says a new pill has given her extra years of life and time to travel with her husband.
“It does let you have a normal kind of life and you forget you have cancer,” she says of the new drug capivastertib, which has been recommended for NHS use in England and Wales, and is funded from today in England.
Linda is one of more than 1,000 women with incurable breast cancer who could benefit from the drug, which can slow progression of the disease.
It’s another possible treatment option for those with this cancer – but a charity said breast cancer drugs should be approved more quickly.
Linda is a keen gardener who keeps active by cycling 60 miles a week and also does pilates.
Source: BBC | Language: English