By Chiara Fiorillo For Mailonline
Published: 15:34 GMT, 3 February 2019 | Updated: 17:54 GMT, 3 February 2019
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A father of two who was once given only month left to live is now celebrating being cancer free after a surgeon carried out a 'world's first' operation.
Ivan Dagg, 53, began losing weight and feeling constantly exhausted back in 2013.
He was then diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer and his health gradually got worse when the cancer spread to his liver.
Mr Dagg began a five-year journey of therapy and at one point he was given a six per cent chance of survival with chemotherapy treatment.
Ivan Dagg, 53, was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer after he began losing weight and feeling constantly exhausted back in 2013
The father-of-two, an inspection engineer from Hull, East Yorkshire, underwent several tumour removals and resections, but his health did not get better until last year.
In January 2018, Mr Dagg underwent a high-risk surgery at Spire Leeds Hospital which was defined a 'world-first' by doctors.
Now back at work, the father-of-two said he is looking forward to the future with his family - but admits there are no guarantees
