Leeds Cancer Survivor Wants More Help After All Clear

A Leeds cancer survivor is calling for more support for sufferers after they've been given the all clear.

21 year old Ruth Pearcey was told she had just a 5% chance of survival after her rare form of bone cancer returned for a second time.

She took the decision to have her leg amputated in order to save her life.

"After you go through something like I have, trying to get back into normal life is very, very, very hard. I have phantom pains. There's also the psychological problems. Personally I struggle with anxiety. I get really self-concious and then also I do struggle with depression.

"Although I have some amazing doctors, I had to battle my anxiety by myself ad learn coping strategies by myself.

You just don't get enough support for the problems we have.

"A doctor once said to me if I was a soldier coming out of war as an amputee they go into a programme to fit you back into society and get your life back and they even have people to help you get your life back and they even have people to sort you psychologically.

"I battled really hard to survive and then to get no support at the end of it is a bit of a downfall really. But I am trying to help, get that across so that there can be things done, put in place, to maybe have better support."