A Scots man who is cancer-free after taking part in a clinical trial has welcomed £3.9 million in funding to help further developments
A Scots man who is cancer-free after taking part in a clinical trial has welcomed £3.9 million in funding to help further developments in treating the 'insidious' disease. Jim McCallum, 76, from Paisley, was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2017 after going to the doctor and hoping he would be told it was a "harmless lump".
Mr McCallum said: "The day I was told it was cancer shook me to the core. I think I had known but you always hope that they tell you it's just a harmless lump.In 2018, Mr McCallum went for chemotherapy, but the cancer did not respond well and he was told it had spread. He said: "After that first shock of diagnosis, I tried never to get too high about progress or too low about the lack of progress.
"They can't find any trace of the cancer now. I was just so glad they had a treatment I could try and taking part in a trial also has the potential to help others, it's all about gathering information," he said. The funding comes from Cancer Research UK and the Scottish Government, with the Little Princess Trust providing funding specifically for children's cancers, and will allow new, experimental treatments to be developed.
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