THE family of a young man given weeks to live have raised thousands of pounds for treatment which could improve his chances of survival.
Jamie Batty, 22, of Clacton, was told he had a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour after doctors carried out scans on his swollen forearm.
The shattering diagnosis, which came last September, also revealed the cancer had spread to both his lungs and the bottom of his spine.
Jamie, a former student at Clacton County High School, subsequently endured six rounds of intensive chemotherapy.
Following the treatment, further scans uncovered a tumour “the size of a tangerine” had grown on his brain which required six hours of surgery to remove.