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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lauren Gilmour

Three generations of family diagnosed with same brain tumour

A woman who felt “helpless” after seeing her family being devastated by deadly brain tumours has called for more research and funding.

Claire Cordiner, 54, who lives in Edinburgh, lost her mother and her youngest sister to a glioblastoma a year apart, and now her 18-year-old nephew is receiving palliative care with the same tumour.

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