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The Wanted’s Tom Parker is being given revolutionary treatment in Spain as he continues to battle brain cancer.
The Bolton singer revealed he 'cannot wait' for band’s reunion tour this week and wants to take to the stage despite fighting for his life.
Tom has spent the past week in a private hospital in the hope to become fit enough for his band's comeback shows.
The 33-year-old jetted off for treatment after previously saying how shocked he was by the lack of help and funding for cancer patients in the UK.
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Tom - who has a daughter Aurelia, two, and son Bodhi, 11 months - was initially told he had a grade four glioblastoma and was given a life expectancy of 12 to 18 months.
But he hopes the revolutionary £4,000 a week treatment in Spain can swings things in his favour, The Mirror reports.
The help the singer is now receiving at a private facility include time in an oxygen machine, massages and a special diet.
Tom hopes to be well enough to perform for fans on the bands tour, which starts this Thursday.
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.”
In October 2020, Tom revealed he had an inoperable stage 4 glioblastoma, which doctors described as “the worst case scenario”.
However, after six rounds of chemo and 30 radiotherapy sessions the singers outlook became more positive as he updated fans.
Speaking about his illness last year, Tom expressed a goal to be cancer free by
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PHILADELPHIA -- Police early Tuesday arrested a man at a Philadelphia bus terminal who is wanted in the stabbing of two employees inside the Museum of Modern Art in New York.Officers found Gary Cabana, 60, sleeping on a bench. He was arrested without incident, police said.Philadelphia police said they were searching for him in connection with a fire that was set at a nearby hotel in the city on Monday.Police in New York said Cabana was caught on video leaping a reception desk and stabbing two employees inside the Museum of Modern Art on Saturday after he was denied entrance for previous incidents of disorderly conduct.The museum workers, a 24-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman, were stabbed multiple times and were in stable condition.The suspect's membership was revoked for two separate incidents of disorderly behavior at the museum in recent days, NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence & Counterterrorism John Miller said.A letter informing the man of his expired membership was sent out on Friday, Miller said, and he showed up at the museum Saturday saying he intended to see a film that was playing.“He became upset about not being allowed entrance, and then jumped over the reception desk and proceeded to attack and stab two employees of the museum multiple times,” Miller said.MoMA, founded in 1929, is one of New York City’s top tourist attractions, and drew more than 700,000 visitors in 2020.
Tom Parker has been pictured using a wheelchair as he defiantly tours with his band amid his ongoing cancer battle.The Wanted singer, 33, has been bravely fighting an inoperable brain tumour since he was diagnosed with it in 2020. He has been incredibly open about his journey so far. Singer Tom recently announced he wouldn't be able to perform on The Wanted's reunion tour but later delighted fans with a surprise appearance on stage with his bandmates.
The Wanted fans were delighted as Tom Parker made a surprise appearance at the band's Birmingham show on Monday evening. Earlier this month, 33 year old Tom explained that he had to pull out of the band's first concerts as he continues to fight cancer while receiving experimental treatment in Spain. And fans at the concert couldn't contain their excitement as they realised Tom was now back in the UK following a month's worth of treatment at the specialist clinic abroad.
The Wanted star Tom Parker has returned home from brain cancer treatment. He was filmed by partner Kelsey reuniting with his kids in adorable scenes. Kelsey said: "Me and @tomparkerofficial as you know have been over in spain for treatment.
The Wanted's Tom Parker has announced to fans he will be unable to join his band in Glasgow as he is undergoing cancer treatment in Spain.