Brighton cancer vlogger charity funds key research

A charity set up in memory of a teenager who died aged 19 has raised about £300,000 and funded research at King's College Hospital, London.

Brighton cancer vlogger Charlotte Eades died from a brain tumour in 2016.

Her YouTube videos have attracted millions of views online, as she fought to raise awareness of the condition.

Charity funds have gone to a laboratory researching the genetic makeup of tumours. Charlotte's mother Alex Eades, said it was a "tremendous advancement".

Charlotte's BAG (Battle Against Glioblastoma) raises funds for research into glioblastoma, the rare cancer that Charlotte was diagnosed with at the age of 16.

Remembering the moment she heard Charlotte's tumour was terminal, Mrs Eades, a trustee of the charity, said: "She said 'does that mean I'll never get married, certainly not never have children'. So I said yes, I think that it does."

Mrs Eades was shortlisted twice for the BBC's Make a Difference wards and won the Fundraiser Award in 2018. Nominations for this year's awards close on 10 March.

"The charity keeps me going and keeping busy keeps me going," Mrs Eades said. "But knowing that we've actually made this tremendous advancement and working with such a fantastic bunch of people at King's has given me a lot of pleasure."

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