Nurse hits £40k cancer target

A NURSE with cancer who needs £40,000 to fund a drug not available on the NHS has reached her target a day after her story became public.

The Daily Mail told yesterday how Laura Harris, 42, who has devoted her career to caring for cancer patients, was herself diagnosed with bowel cancer in January last year and given three months to live.

The mother of three, from Barnstaple, Devon, has defied expectations but believes a drug called Bevacizumab, also known as Avastin, could prolong her life.

An appeal had raised £19,000 – but within 24 hours of her plight going public, the £40,000 was reached thanks to wellwishers.