Angie Best has revealed she ‘doesn’t want to go out in public’ or have anyone see her as she suffers from a acne breakout amid her cancer treatment.
The ex-wife of late Manchester United legend George Best and mother of TV personality Calum Best stunned fans when she revealed she was battling colon cancer.
Angie, 73, has since travelled to Switzerland for an unconventional cancer treatment known as mistletoe therapy – so called because it uses extracts from the European mistletoe plant.
In a video shared to Facebook, Angie revealed she is currently suffering with an acne breakout as well as swollen lips and tongue ulcers.
Chemotherapy can cause acne or acne-like rashes while targeted therapies can also lead to the skin becoming itchy and more sensitive.
‘I’ve got spots I’ve never had in my life,’ Angie said in her video. ‘It’s bad enough with the chemo that makes you feel like total rats**t all the time but then you’ve got the side effecs like the ulcers and stuff.
Angie Best has revealed she ‘doesn’t want to go out in public’ or have anyone see her as she suffers from a acne breakout amid her cancer treatment
Chemotherapy can cause acne or acne-like rashes while targeted therapies can also lead to the skin becoming itchy and more sensitive
‘When you look at your skin and you go holy s**t, what happened? It’s so demoralising. I’m as vain as the next person and we all are so don’t tell me your not and don’t tell me I shouldn’t worry about my looks. Sod that. Yes I should!
‘I won’t go out in public, I don’t want anyone to see me looking like twenty miles of bad road.’
Angie’s oncologist recently informed her that her treatment has been going well and has got rid of most of the cancer.
‘I went to see my oncologist yesterday and he said, “Ange, you’ve done amazing. In four sessions we’ve got rid of 80 per cent of your cancer which is phenomenal.”
‘I was thrilled but he said, “you have to come back for another four sessions.” If four got rid of 80 per cent, why do I need four more? I said, “let’s do two” and he said, “OK”.’
She added: ‘I was hoping I’d walk in and he’d say, “Ange, it’s all gone, you’re cancer free.” I had that in my head for a week. “Ange, your cancer free,” but then I would look at my face and say, “holy s**t no you’re not.” ‘
Thanking her social media followers, she said: ‘Your support means the world and I love you. Sorry for moaning, I’m just feeling a bit sorry for myself.’
In February, Angie revealed she was struggling to put on weight because she has a healthy diet and those sorts of foods don’t help with weight gain.
‘I’m having my mistletoe treatment today. I have to say, this being sick, it’s a very humbling experience,’ she said.
‘It makes you second guess everthing. I’m trying to eat healthy because I’ve got to gain weight because I weigh 46 kilos and with the next two rounds of chemo, I need more weight.
The ex-wife of late Manchester United legend George Best and mother of TV personality Calum Best stunned fans when she revealed she was battling colon cancer
‘But the problem is, I’m trying to eat healthy so I’ve now got to go and eat, not quite so healthy. I’m sure I’ll think of something.’
In a caption alongside the video, she wrote: ‘Today I’m having Mistletoe therapy, it stimulates your immune system and mitigates side effects of Chemo and radiation like pain nausea and fatigue.’
Angie’s son Callum commented on the video and wrote: ‘I love you’.
Mistletoe treatment is an alternative cancer treatment that has been used in Europe for decades, particularly in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
Some practitioners believe it can stimulate the immune system and improve quality of life for cancer patients, though its effectiveness remains debated in mainstream medicine.
It is not a standard, approved cancer treatment on the NHS, as robust evidence of its effectiveness as a cure is considered inconclusive by major UK cancer bodies.
It can be used alongside chemotherapy, which is what Angie is doing.
Former Celebrity Big Brother star Calum, Angie’s only son, revealed his mother’s diagnosis in a devastating video posted to social media in January.
In the clip, the clearly distressed star said: ‘A few weeks ago, my beautiful, wonderful mum was diagnosed with cancer. For as long as I can remember, she has lived her life rooted in health, fitness and wellbeing.
‘She has always believed in taking care of the body, mind and soul. But as we all know, cancer doesn’t discriminate.
‘It doesn’t care where you’re from, how you live, or how healthy you try to be. And now, it’s here – and it’s with my mum.’
Calum admitted he ‘hasn’t cried in years’ but has been on an ’emotional rollercoaster’ since his mother’s diagnosis.
‘My mum has been diagnosed with colon cancer that has spread to her liver,’ he explained.
‘To move forward, we need access to specialist care and professionals who can offer the right treatment. This is incredibly hard for me to say, but financially, I can’t carry this on my own.’
The reality star set up a GoFundMe page to help cover the costs of his mother’s specialist treatment, saying: ‘Any contribution, no matter how small, will help us access the specialists, treatment and care my mum needs during this time.’
COLON CANCER: WHAT ARE THE WARNING SIGNS?
Bowel, or colorectal, cancer affects the large bowel, which is made up of the colon and rectum.
Such tumors usually develop from pre-cancerous growths, called polyps.
Symptoms include:
Bleeding from the bottomBlood in stoolsA change in bowel habits lasting at least three weeksUnexplained weight lossExtreme, unexplained tirednessAbdominal pain
Most cases have no clear cause, however, people are more at risk if they:
Are over 50Have a family history of the conditionHave a personal history of polyps in their bowelSuffer from inflammatory bowel disease, such as Crohn’s diseaseLead an unhealthy lifestyle
Treatment usually involves surgery, and chemo- and radiotherapy.
More than nine out of ten people with stage 1 bowel cancer survive five years or more after their diagnosis.
Unfortunately, only around a third of all colorectal cancers are diagnosed at this early stage.
The majority of people come to the doctor when the disease has spread beyond the wall of the colon or rectum or to distant parts of the body, which decreasing the chance of being successfully cured of colon cancer.
According to Bowel Cancer UK figures, more than 41,200 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer every year in the UK.
It affects around 40 per 100,000 adults per year in the US, according to the National Cancer Institute.
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