Brain tumours are the biggest cancer killer of children and adults under 40. According to The Brain Tumour Charity, over 12,000 people are diagnosed each year with a primary brain tumour, including 500 children and young people – that's 33 people every day.
Research offers the only real hope of dramatic improvements in the management and treatment of brain tumours. Over £700m is spent on cancer research in the UK every year, yet less than 3% is spent on brain tumours - something Tegan Josie is looking to change.
Speaking to Lancashire Live, Tegan shared that she was only 11 when she was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour, after suffering a 'strange episode' on her walk home from Brownies. She realised she was unable to see out of her left eye, meaning Tegan's mum, Jane, was forced to rush her to a NHS walk-in centre.
