Terminal bladder cancer patients could gain years more life thanks to a tablet trends now

Terminal bladder cancer patients could gain years more life thanks to a tablet trends now
Terminal bladder cancer patients could gain years more life thanks to a tablet trends now

Terminal bladder cancer patients could gain years more life thanks to a tablet trends now

Terminal bladder cancer patients could gain years more life thanks to a tablet NHS doctors are testing Daily pill is first treatment in over a decade capable of increasing survival time

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Terminal bladder cancer patients could gain years more healthy life thanks to a tablet being tested by NHS doctors.

The daily pill, called erdafitinib, is the first new treatment in more than a decade that is capable of increasing their survival time.

While some patients see their lives extended by months, Professor Tom Powles, director of Bart's Cancer Centre in London where the drug is being studied, said: 'We have had patients who, several years after they began taking erdafitinib, are still alive.'

Experts believe that erdafitinib could eventually replace chemotherapy when used earlier in treatment for patients who have a common genetic mutation.

Each year, 5,000 people in the UK die due to bladder cancer, which affects 10,000 annually. If spotted early it can usually be cured using surgery or drug therapies. 

The daily pill, called erdafitinib, is the first new treatment in more than a decade that is capable of increasing their survival time (file image)

The daily pill, called erdafitinib, is the first new treatment in more than a decade that is capable of increasing their survival time (file image)

In 2020, artist Tracey Emin revealed she had been diagnosed with it. She underwent operations to remove her bladder and other pelvic organs, and is

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