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Emotional TV plea for cancer research leads to meeting with PM

BBC News Health · 15 October 2026 at 19:10

Emotional TV plea for cancer research leads to meeting with PM

Swimmer Archie Goodburn has been successful in his efforts to improve brain cancer care for patients as the UK government announce new measures.

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