A woman has claimed she has kept her breast cancer at bay by injecting herself with mistletoe.

Ali Bayliss, 51, has the festive jab injected twice a week in a bid to boost her immune system.

She pays £297 a year and sources the plant's extract from Germany.

Ali told the Sun: "People are shocked that I use it to treat my cancer, to most it's just something to kiss under at Christmas.

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"Doctors thought we were mad. They couldn't understand why I wouldn't get chemo they offered."

But Ali, from Shropshire, also suffers multiple sclerosis.

And when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014 she avoided chemo, fearing the gruelling impact it might have on her body.

Following a successful operation to remove the affected breast Ali and husband Mike, 62, chose their own treatment funded by his inheritance.

Ali has a fear of needles so ex-gas board engineer Mike learned how to inject her in each thigh.

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Ali added: "Mike is amazing. He will spend hundreds of hours researching ways to keep me healthy.

"I firmly believe I'd be dead without him."

Since she started the jabs in March 2015 her health has stabilised.

And while the NHS don't advise the treatment, the couple swear by its ability to boost the immune system.

Ali added: "I've since found out the plant has been used for hundreds of years to treat epilepsy, hypertension, menopausal symptoms, infertility and rheumatism. Mistletoe has worked wonders for my life.

"And I tell anyone I can, it really isn't just for Christmas!"

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