Mike Peters , the frontman of rock band the Alarm , is in remission from aggressive cancer thanks to an NHS drug trial. The rock star, who was forced to cancel a US tour earlier this year after being diagnosed with fast-growing lymphoma, has been given the all-clear following experimental therapy at the Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester . Peters, who has supported U2 and Status Quo on tour, was first diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) more than 29 years ago aged 36.
He has since undergone numerous drug treatments and rounds of chemotherapy, and had thought his cancer was being held in check. However, in April this year, five days before he was due to fly to Chicago for a 50-date US tour, he noticed that a lump in his neck had appeared overnight. Doctors quickly realised the rock star may have developed Richter's syndrome, where CLL changes into a much more aggressive lymphoma.
Speaking exclusively to the PA news agency, the 65-year-old said: "I was getting up at 6am to take my boys to Wembley to watch Manchester United in the cup, and I shaved...
and there was a big lump in my neck. "I didn't think too much of it - I thought, 'Oh, it'll pass'. But as luck would have it, I'd arranged to meet my doctor the next day because I was going to America on the Saturday.
"I walked into the consultation, and I'd given blood, and (the doctor) said, 'Mike, your blood count is absolutely plum normal, is there anything you need to tell me? Anything changed?' I said, .