The Royal Marsden was at the heart of numerous breakthroughs for people with cancer in 2021. Our doctors, nurses and researchers continue to be at the forefront of saving lives through early diagnosis and the development of new treatments.
Among these breakthroughs was the discovery that precision radiotherapy can help cure prostate cancer patients in as few as five sessions. Compared to standard radiotherapy, which can take 20 sessions over a month, this is life-changing for patients like Colin.
Colin’s story
In March this year, Colin was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Following his referral to The Royal Marsden, he was eligible to join the clinical trial for precision radiotherapy. The treatment is delivered using the Cyberknife - a non-invasive robotic radiotherapy system which we were able to fund thanks to our generous supporters.
Colin’s prostate cancer was successfully eradicated after just five sessions with the CyberKnife.
I feel really lucky to have had treatment which was over so quickly. The Royal Marsden team are my guardian angels; I can’t thank them enough for what they have done for me.
- Colin
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