Emotional TV plea for cancer research leads to meeting with PM

BBC Health Thursday 15 October 2026, 18:10 UTC 1 min read

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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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