The Wanted’s Tom Parker given lifeline in incurable brain cancer battle as he bids to get fit for band’s upcoming tour
THE Wanted singer Tom Parker has spent the past week in Spain receiving revolutionary treatment in his battle with incurable brain cancer.
Tom, 33, has been in a private hospital in a bid to get fit for his band’s reunion tour, which starts on Thursday.
He has previously said he is shocked at the lack of treatment and funding for cancer patients in the UK.
A chemotherapy drug called Temozolomide has for 20 years been the standard NHS treatment for glioblastoma patients.
But treatments he is receiving at a private facility in Spain include time in an oxygen machine, massages and a special diet.
A source said: “Tom has been vocal that he doesn’t think the options available in Britain are perfect so he’s trying elsewhere.
“The tour means so much to him, he cannot wait.
“The cancer treatment he goes through takes it out of him so it’s been good to go abroad and relax.”
It is thought he is being treated at a centre in the Costa del Sol. It charges £8,000 for two weeks or £11,600 for a three-week program.
Married dad-of-two Tom revealed in October 2020 that he had an inoperable stage 4 glioblastoma — which doctors described as “the worst case scenario”.
He was told he was likely to have only 12 to 18 months to live. However, after six rounds of chemotherapy and 30 radiotherapy sessions, Tom said his outlook was considerably more positive.
His spokesman declined to comment.
