A grandfather who was told he had months to live after his cancer returned 10 years ago has described how a last-ditch clinical trial saved his life - but left him traumatised by its "brutal" side effects. George Fraser, 63, was diagnosed with Stage 3 head and neck cancer in 2012 after discovering a lump in his neck while shaving. The former whisky industry worker, from Airdrie in Lanarkshire, underwent surgery to remove a tumour from the base of his tongue followed by six weeks of chemotherapy and six weeks of radiotherapy.
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His consultant recommended radical neck surgery in a bid to remove the cancer, but the treatment was ultimately unsuccessful and Mr Fraser was told his condition was terminal. "That was at the point where he said to me 'just go home and settle down, let things happen' - there was no more they could do," said Mr Fr.
