Drug trial has shrunk my breast cancer tumours by 65 per cent

A MOTHER with an ultra-aggressive form of breast cancer has seen her tumours shrink by around twothirds thanks to a groundbreaking trial of drugs at a UK hospital.

- Chris Riches

Elaine Sleigh, 42, is able to enjoy time with her family again and has even returned to work after trialling a drug combination called PETRA

The law firm litigation executive was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer a more aggressive, faster spreading and harder to treat variant of the disease in January 2022, five months after she first discovered a lump in her armpit.

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After a mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, Elaine of Altrincham, Greater Manchester, hoped her illness was at bay.

But it returned twice - most recently in March this year, when it had also spread to her lymph nodes.