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.
Sue first joined a clinical trial for a new drug called Olaparib when she was told her ovarian cancer could not be cured, Birmingham Live reports. She has now been taking the drug since 2010 and recent scans show no evidence of the disease.
The 69-year-old says she has been given her life back and has even been awarded an MBE through her local government work. Now, Olaparib has been approved for the treatment of breast and prostate cancer caused by inherited faulty BRCA-1 or BRCA-2 genes.
