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Jacob's date with Sam Cam

January 22, 2015 12:14
Jacob Ziff with Peter Andre, Samantha Cameron and TV presenter Charlotte Hawkins

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Josh Jackman,

Josh Jackman

1 min read

A Leeds teenager who survived a three-year battle with cancer was a guest at a 10 Downing Street reception hosted by Samantha Cameron this week to promote a Cancer Research UK fundraising campaign.

Jacob Ziff was 14 when he was diagnosed with cancer of the white blood cells, known as acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

Now in remission, Jacob said the invite to Downing Street was "a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I spoke to Samantha Cameron about what I'd been through and how it affected me.

"I also met Peter Andre, who was really nice, and had a long chat with him. He had a brother who passed away from cancer, so we talked about that and he asked about my disease."