In April The Alarm's Mike Peters reported that his cancer had returned. The frontman, who was originally diagnosed with leukaemia 29 years ago and has fought a very public battle with the disease, was found to have Richter's syndrome, which transformed his chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) into an aggressive, more malignant illness.
The condition, which doctors said would kill Peters in a few short months if not treated, necessitated the cancellation of The Alarm's scheduled US tour, and saw Peters begin treatment at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, where he started a course of acalabrutinib, a trial medication, in conjunction with chemotherapy.
