I am doing Dry Jan NO choc or crisps & 5k from 2nd January to the 1st February 2017 to raise money for a friend Liz who as a rare form of cancer "small cell stomach cancer"

Liz's story;
Just over 1 year ago I went to my local A&E feeling incredibly unwell. I was kept in overnight with urgent tests. On November 24th following an Endoscopy I was given the devastating news that I had cancer. Several days later I was told it was a rare form called 'small cell stomach cancer'.
Due to its rarity & very little data available I was treated as a small cell lung cancer patient. A scan after 3 sessions of Cisplatin & Etoposide chemotherapy showed the tumour to have shrunk by more than 50%. I continued with 3 more sessions & radiotherapy. Sadly in August 2016 I was told that another tumour had grown & I was now considered terminal with a life expectancy of up to 12 months.
Not one to give up & not wanting to accept what I was hearing I decided to make it my mission to raise awareness of rare cancers & to attempt to find alternative treatments. I had been put onto CAV chemotherapy which was debilitating with no quality of life for me.
After making enquiries I underwent a procedure called 'Nanoknife' to the second tumour. Subsequent tumours that had appeared were considered too small to warrant Nanoknife at that stage.
Biopsies taken during the procedure were transported to a Professor in Southampton, with whom I was in contact with. These biopsies tested positive for PDL1 & immunotherapy was highly recommended.
I was in contact with another Professor at the London Oncology Clinic & he suggested we begin Immunotherapy, in the form of Nivolumab, ASAP.
My Immunotherapy journey began on Wednesday 2nd November 2016. I will continue with this treatment every 2 weeks with 6 sessions planned before a CT scan.

Just before Christmas Liz was giving the amazing news that her Immunotherapy treatment is working :-) please donate even just a £1 to help pay for treatment.