Noddy Holder reveals real inspiration behind Slade’s ‘Merry Christmas Everybody’

Slade's Noddy Holder has shared an encouraging update after being diagnosed with cancer and given just six months to live.The former rocker, 77, has shared that he is doing well , thanks to experimental treatment for cancer that he was told would kill him. He has said that his cancer is "on an even keel" and that he's responding well to an experimental treatment.The good news comes after he was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in 2017 and was given the devastating news it was terminal. But after quietly taking part in a clinical trial for an experimental treatment, Holder has surpassed the doctors' expectations by five years.

Slade‘s Noddy Holder has shared a health update after he was given just six months to live at the start of his cancer battle five years ago.In October this year, Holder’s wife Suzan revealed that the musician, 77, was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in 2018 and was told he had only months to live.“Five years ago we were given the devastating news that he [Noddy] had oesophageal cancer and only had six months to live,” she wrote in Great British Life magazine.She described the diagnosis as a “total bombshell”, but added that her husband was coping with “good humour and breath-taking bravery”.The article also confirmed that Holder had undergone “a gruelling course of experimental treatment as part of a brand-new trial of intense chemotherapy”.However, the ‘Merry Xmas Everybody’ artist has now revealed that the experimental treatment has proved effective in prolonging his life beyond doctors’ expectations.“I lost all my hair,” he told BBC Radio 2 of the treatment (per Metro). “My weight was down to about eight stone.” However, the treatment has been working and Holder said that “everything’s on an even keel”.“So I hope it carries on that way,” he added, joking that he was “fit, fit, fit, but I’m fit for nothing”.Suzan previously said her husband had “responded well” to the new treatments.

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Slade's Noddy Holder has given fans a positive update on his health, despite his ongoing battle with cancer.The 77 year old musician was told he only had six months to live when he was first diagnosed with oesophageal cancer five years ago. Doctors suggested he take part in a clinical trial for a new type of chemotherapy, which hadn't been tested on anyone over 60 before. Noddy kept his diagnosis a secret until recently, leaving fans shocked by the news.

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