AN 18-year-old cancer victim is doing his bit to promote the treatment that saved his life - by tucking into Britain's biggest all-day breakfast.

Jimmy Griffiths, of Redcar, east Cleveland, who is in remission after successfully fighting the disease last year, is hoping the stunt will help raise money for Cancer Research UK.

The teenager will hold a breakfast party at his home to raise the cash and to thank family and friends who helped him through his illness.

Jimmy was diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma, a very rare form of cancer, in October 2001, when he was 17.

"I had a lump the size of a snooker ball sticking out of my spine, so I knew something was seriously wrong before the cancer was diagnosed," he said.

Jimmy was treated in the Children and Adolescent Cancer Unit at the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) Newcastle. He then had five months of chemotherapy treatment, followed by six weeks of radiotherapy at Newcastle General Hospital.

While he was being treated, his father, John, suffered a stroke.

Jimmy and his brother, also John, 28, combined trips to the RVI for chemotherapy with visits to see their father in hospital in Middlesbrough. Mr Griffiths died on March 21, last year.

"It was a very hard time but I've had great support from my friends and my brother. Now I want to do something positive to help the people who helped me when I was ill," he said.

He is supporting the BBC's Britain's Biggest All Day Breakfast appeal, where participants pay a minimum of £1 to join a party on Friday, March 7. For details, call 0191-281 8288.