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Aisling Grace

Teenage West Ham goalkeeper dies aged 15 after cancer battle

Oscar Fairs, a teenage goalkeeper at West Ham, has died aged 15 (Nigel French/PA) -

A teenage West Ham academy goalkeeper has died aged 15 after suffering from cancer.

Oscar Fairs from Benfleet, Essex, was diagnosed with a rare 7cm ependymoma brain tumour in August 2023 and underwent seven surgeries, one round of chemotherapy and one round of radiotherapy to be told palliative care was the only option.

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