Duran Duran's Andy Taylor says new cancer treatment will 'extend my life for five years'

Andy Taylor has been battling cancer since 2018 and now thanks to a new treatment, he has some hopeful news to share.

In November last year, he revealed he had been diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer, during Duran Duran's induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. While his cancer kept him from attending the event, his bandmates shared a letter revealing his terminal cancer.

Andy told BBC Breakfast he was "massively disappointed" to miss the band's ceremony due to his worsening health. "A few days before, I couldn't really stand up and play," he recalled, adding that only family and some friends knew about his illness. 

"The great irony is I missed the biggest night of my life, and within a week I was in touch with an amazing fellow called Sir Chris Evans, who is the most incredible scientist. He did my genomics, looked at it, and said, 'There's a treatment that can save you.'"

Professor Sir Chris Evans is the founder of UK-based Cancer Awareness Trust, and he contacted Andy after hearing his diagnosis with a "nuclear" treatment option.

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"It can't see healthy cells," Andy told the British outlet. "It kills stage four cancer in your bones. And so, what it's effectively done is extend my life for five years."

Professor Sir Chris Evans said that these injections were "the best option" for Andy. "When patients like Andy Taylor have unfortunately progressed to stage four prostate cancer with secondary metastases, particularly in the bone tissue, then treatment options are limited," 

"He'd already received some of the best medicines available and was in serious decline."

And so far, after six weeks of taking Lutetium-177, Andy seems to be doing “marvellously” following his initial round – so much so that he’s been able to get back to work.

His new album, Man’s a Wolf to Man, is set to be released on September 8.