THE family of Paul Gannon who flew out to Mexico for pioneering cancer treatment are hopeful he is on the road to winning his cancer battle after returning home.

Paul, 39, flew out for treatment overseas after being told his condition was inoperable in the UK. He had suffered from bladder cancer for nine months and was devastated when told it had spread to three different areas in March of this year.

Following an appeal from Paul and his family, thousands of pounds was raised as a community rallied to enable Paul to go abroad for treatment.

The father-of-four from Sutton had to leave his wife Julie and their children at home as he travelled across the Atlantic with his parents for the care.

Paul spent three weeks over in Mexico before returning to the country. And, despite, having to spend just more than a week at Whiston Hospital, his family believe he is on the right track again.

"He went through several types of treatment and felt good after the first few days and was buzzing," said Paul's brother-in-law John.

"During the second week things were more difficult due to home sickness and he did lose his appetite a bit.

"But the last week went really well with the hypothermia treatment and he felt that was giving him a lift.

"He came back on Sunday 11 and took a bad turn on the Monday so they took him to Whiston. He had severe dehydration and then took another dip with a water infection at the hospital.

"They got him on the right sort of medication that he needs."

Paul returned home from Whiston on Friday (May 22) and now his family are optimistic he is on the right track again.

"We are hopeful that we are on the right path now," added John, 40.

"I have seen a massive improvement from when he went out there. He's not getting the pain where he had it. He lost a load of weight out there and he's putting it back on slowly.

"The doctors in Mexico are speaking to him every day. He has another scan after nine weeks to see how the therapy has gone. Obviously Julie is made up to have him home. She has been in hysterics while he was at Whiston but the staff have been brilliant.

"What people don't realise sometimes when you look after someone with cancer is the effect on the others too. We are hopeful everything is right now."