Patrick Howard, 65, said he was given a "bleak" prognosis and was told he had just 12 months to live, but a "radical" course of treatment has helped him defy doctors' expectations He had a slim chance of surviving

A dad diagnosed with terminal cancer , who had two-thirds of his "manhood" removed, has defied the doctors' grim 12-month prognosis after undergoing a "radical" treatment. Patrick Howard, 65, a retiree living in Liverpool, Merseyside with his wife Laura, 59, was initially diagnosed with prostate cancer in October 2018 and underwent surgery to remove his prostate. ‌

However, when he noticed itching and redness on his penis in April 2020, a specialist later confirmed in October that it was an "aggressive" form of penile cancer, caused by human papillomavirus (HPV),

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