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Only Fools And Horses’ Patrick Murray ‘cured’ of lung cancer as 'tumour found in liver'
lung cancer.The Only Fools And Horses actor also revealed another tumour had been found in his liver, but that it was luckily considered “treatable”. Patrick, 65, told fans he was “over the moon” that his lung cancer had been “cured” and the tumour in his liver was also “shrinking”. The star’s cancerous lung tumour was caught in its early stages at the beginning of this year when he had some scans.Patrick underwent surgery, as well as chemotherapy, to remove the tumour. During his treatment, another tumour was discovered in his liver, but doctors confirmed it was “treatable”.Patrick addressed his 11,800 Twitter followers today, revealing his exciting health update.He explained: “Thanks again for all your lovely messages. As you may know, I was diagnosed with lung cancer last July.“After an op in Oct to remove the tumour I had chemo to help prevent the cancer returning. “During this chemo, another tumour was discovered in my liver.“Luckily for me this cancer was unconnected to the lung cancer and was also treatable.”The actor then told his followers he had received transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (Tace), a minimally invasive procedure performed in interventional radiology to restrict a tumour’s blood supply.“I had a procedure called Tace to deal with this,” he explained. “Last Friday l saw my oncologist,” he continued.