Treatment could include radical proton therapy

Doctors are still finalising treatment plan for Lily.

She will need 14 rounds of chemotherapy in total followed by surgery to remove a bone in her shoulder.

Lily also needs either radiotherapy in the UK or proton beam therapy in America.

Currently unavailable in the UK, proton beam therapy is a type of radiotherapy that can reduce side-effects for patients by reducing damage to developing or sensitive organs. a full

For cancer types where there is evidence that proton beam therapy is a better option, the NHS currently pays for patients to travel to countries with the facilities to provide the treatment.

The situation will change in 2018 when two NHS proton beam therapy centres open in England which will allow further research to be carried out to find out which children and adults with which types of cancer could benefit from this treatment.

But the results of latest scans reveal Lily is already responding well to chemotherapy treatment.

The tumour in her shoulder has shrunk significantly, while other tumours in her lungs have gone completely.

Lisa Adams, Cancer Research UK Kids & Teens spokeswoman for Scotland, said: “It’s fantastic to see Lily as the face of Give Up Clothes for Good in Scotland.

“Lily has been through so much at such a young age.

“Thanks to research, more children and young people are surviving cancer than ever before. But there’s still so much more to do.”

Lily is responding to chemotherapy.