Simon MacCorkindale, who stars in BBC hospital drama ‘Casualty’, was diagnosed with cancer three years ago.

In May 2006, MacCorkindale, 57, was given five years to live but he told the News of the World newspaper: “I’m going nowhere. I don’t think about a day when it comes to an end.”

MacCorkindale told how he is using a mix of different therapies and treatments to fight the cancer after it spread from his bowel to his lungs.

In January, he flew to Dubai for sessions with a Pranic healer, a system of ‘energy medicine’. He began using plant medicines, including herbs from the Amazon.

He also underwent a 12-week stint of intensive homeopathy mixed with low-dose chemo-therapy.

His regime seemed to work, as a scan showed the cancer growth had stopped.