'The tumour was quite close to my eyes and brain so they couldn’t remove all of it and I had to have immunotherapy treatment.'
With around 9,800 people diagnosed with cancer every year in Northern Ireland, Liz hopes to inspire people to play a part in the fight against the disease.
She was then given Ipilimumab and Nivolumab, types of cancer treatment called immunotherapy. The treatment works by blocking proteins that stop the immune system from working properly and attacking cancer cells. The drugs help to make the immune system find and kill cancer cells. Liz was fitted for a radiotherapy mask, designed to keep her body as still as possible so radiotherapy treatment could be as accurate as possible. Her talent for storytelling helped to keep her calm during five sessions of radiotherapy in total.
Now back to storytelling and doing what she loves most, she feels so grateful to be alive that she is doing what she can to give back. “I know I wouldn’t be here without the dedication of scientists who are relentlessly striving towards new discoveries and milestones month after month. This vital work needs our support.
Cancer Research UK scientists carried out research that could make immunotherapies more effective in the future. The cells in the human body are covered in small molecules called antigens.
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