# Dad dies from rare blood cancer after dismissing fatigue as work stress

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/dad-dies-from-rare-blood-cancer-after-dismissing-fatigue-as-work-stress/
- Published: 2026-11-03T18:03:07+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T18:44:06+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/03/health/dad-dies-from-rare-blood-cancer-after-dismissing-fatigue-as-work-stress/
- Topics: Art, Culture, Health, Medicine, World

## Key points

- Tony Williams’ fatigue was later found to be acute myeloid leukaemia.
- The cancer initially responded to chemotherapy, then increased to 80 per cent.
- A lung infection ruled out a possible clinical trial before he died.

## Summary

David Anthony “Tony” Williams, a fit 62-year-old father of three, died after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia, an aggressive cancer of the blood and bone marrow. His family initially attributed his tiredness to long working hours and a stressful period, but later symptoms led them to urge him to seek medical tests.

Williams was diagnosed on 18 July 2025 and treated with chemotherapy at the Royal Marsden Hospital. The first round reduced the cancer from 70 per cent to 15 per cent, but it rose to 80 per cent after a second round. A lung infection and collapsed lung prevented possible clinical-trial eligibility; he died on 12 November 2025, five days after his family was told he might have about a month to live.

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