Mother's face collapsed when incredibly rare sinus cancer returned five years after doctors had to remove half of her face

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Leanne Hock, pictured, from Chaddesden, Derbyshire, was diagnosed with the incredibly rare maxillary sinus carcinoma after suffering from a blocked nose for three years. The mother-of-two had a tumour the size of an orange behind her cheekbone and surgeons removed much of her face in a 15-hour operation to save her life, using a bone from her leg to reconstruct her face. But the cancer has now returned, causing her face to collapse, while her two children have helped launch a campaign to fundraise £40,000 so their mother can undergo a new treatment in Mexico.