31/08/2026
DID YOU KNOW A LITTLE FACT ABOUT ME?
Part of my work is I am a PHD candidate researching the drug fenbendazole and its potential application in cancer.
Back in 2016, when I began studying general medicine, my direction was clear, not as a GP but to do immunology research as my daughter was born with 1 lung capacity. I chose to leave Gen Medicine in 2020 to persue other modalities from a holistic path.
But life, however had other plans, cancer became part of my own story, and suddenly research wasn't something I simply wanted to pursue professionally, it was very personal.
And yes, fenben* formed part of the protocol I chose during my own cancer journey.
A thesis for a PHD isnât written in a weekend.
Itâs years of reading, researching and questioning.
Its late nights when everyone else is asleep.
Papers read and reread & references checked.
Hours and hours, chapters written, rewritten and well there's plenty still to come.
Fenben* as its known to many remains a veterinary drug and is not currently approved as a cancer treatment.
Its potential anticancer mechanisms have generated preclinical research interest, and there is still so much we need to understand through rigorous human research. It is that unknown exactly why my research matters.
Could repurposed medicines eventually have a legitimate role alongside conventional cancer care?
What works and how does it work?
Who might benefit? What are the risks?
And could it one day give patients another evidence-based option?
These are questions worth asking. My hope is that fenben* will one day move beyond the label of an âalternativeâ repurposed drug and become part of a much broader part in cancer treatment.
There are still many late nights ahead.
More papers, more references, more questions & more chapters.
This is more than a PhD so when I'm M.I.A. Im not ignoring messages and requests for help,
I'm buried somewhere deep inside a path that will form part of a legacy I hope to leave behind.