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Emotional TV plea for cancer research leads to meeting with PM

BBC News Health · 15 October 2026 at 11:56

Emotional TV plea for cancer research leads to meeting with PM

Scottish athlete, Archie Goodburn, who was diagnosed with three inoperable brain tumours two years ago, met Andy Burnham after an appeal for more investment into brain cancer research.

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Emotional TV plea for cancer research leads to meeting with PM

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Emotional TV plea for cancer research leads to meeting with PM