Zytiga Success

Abiraterone (Zytiga) does not work for everyone with prostate cancer. But in over 70% of men it does work to lower PSA and cause tumour regression without harmful side effects. In over 50% of cases the response can be dramatic and some people respond exceptionally well to Zytiga. Here is an example that came out in the UK press yesterday:

Ron McCoo Aged 59

“I’ve taken all sorts of treatments including Zoladex, Taxotere and Cabazitaxel, but all of them stopped working after a while so I started Abiraterone in November. I noticed an immediate difference in my health.

It gave me more strength. I wasn’t as tired and I actually didn’t feel ill. I didn’t seem to get any side effects.

Now I no longer need liquid morphine, which I previously used to cope with the pain.

My wife Terri has also noticed a change in me — we can sit, talk and go out for walks which I couldn’t do before because I would get out of breath.

I’ve got another three months’ supply of the drug and feel extremely lucky.

I know that a lot of other people can’t get Abiraterone. If you can’t afford to pay for it, you just go and die. For me it’s wrong. Their reasoning is for the extra four months you might get it’s not worth it but for me and my family it’s worth more.

I was able to enjoy my great-granddaughter’s first Christmas — something I didn’t think would have been possible before — and I hope we will all be together for her first birthday too”.