Radio DJ Mark Pilgrim has revealed on Twitter that his latest scan results showed a ‘significant shrinkage’ of all of the tumours present in his lung, spine, leg and lymph nodes.
In March 2022, the radio star revealed that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, and that he was to start treatment “in a week”.
Speaking about his most recent diagnosis, he said: “I’m not Chuck Norris. Yes, I’m scared. I am also strong. Both emotions run parallel with each other. I’m under the care of incredible doctors and surrounded by love.”
It is not the first time the popular DJ has been through such difficult times. Pilgrim had already survived stage stage 4 testicular cancer in 1998 at the age of 18. The cancer had spread to his lungs and kidney, and he recalls that his oncologist said that his prognosis was “uncertain”. He endured 9 months of 4-hour chemotherapy sessions.
In 2008 he suffered heart damage from a massive myocardial infarction suffered in the doctor’s office, and last year he tested positive for COVID.
For patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSLC), the most common form of lung cancer, half present at stage 4. In one Canadian study, only 14.9% of patients received chemotherapy as first-line treatment, with most patients receiving palliative radiotherapy.
