A BRAVE young Bradford woman is battling aggressive breast cancer and the severity of the situation means her family have to raise £100,000 via GoFundMe for her to have experimental treatment in Germany.

Amy Meskiri, from Thornton, was diagnosed with the disease in October 2017 but after undergoing chemotherapy, radiation therapy and hormone therapy, her prospects looked brighter.

Unfortunately, scans that picked up a seemingly harmless nodule on her lung in April last year, along with an undiagnosed problem with her liver in the summer, turned out to have serious consequences.

With Ms Meskiri falling more and more ill towards the end of 2018, urgent tests and scans revealed the devastating news that it was Stage 4 cancer, which had spread to her liver and lungs.

The treatment that the 25-year-old needs cannot be provided by the NHS, but, although it is risky, a German clinic can offer immunotherapy and targeted therapy to tackle the disease.

Her mother, Wendy Raistrick, has been stunned by the bravery of her daughter, who has undergone fertility treatment to freeze her eggs in the hope of starting a family one day.

Ms Raistrick said: "I've tried to be strong in front of her, but it's difficult, so I don't know how she's managing so well."

In terms of the fundraising, she said: "The GoFundMe page is a way I can help. My youngest daughter (Holly) typed up the appeal, while I dictated it..

"We only set up the page at the weekend and we've raised around £10,000 already.

"We can't believe how generous people have been. We don't even know lots of the people who have donated.

"We weren't expecting this at all, so its a real positive for us."

Ms Raistrick explained how devastating it had been to have the hope of last year's progress snatched away.

She said: "The hospital was shocked at how quickly Amy's disease came back.

"The nodule on her lung was discovered in April but they're usually harmless, and further scans in July seemed to suggest it was nothing.

"A scan in August showed something on her lung but as she was being tested for something else that day, it wasn't picked up.

"We knew it wasn't right when she started feeling tired and in pain in November but the oncologist felt that was natural given all of her treatment.

"The problem got worse in December so we had blood tests done, which came back with strange results, and the diagnosis was eventually confirmed."

Germany offers Ms Meskiri some hope, and her mother said: "Amy has tumours on her liver and lungs but I've spoken to the clinic over there and it can offer hundreds of targeted therapies.

"Because she has the faulty BRACA2 gene, they can offer her even more treatments."

You can donate to Ms Meskiri's plight at https://www.gofundme.com/amy039s-not-ready-to-die