Our family and friends are raising funds for Inspire Cancer Research Foundation in memory of our mum Kim Beechener.

1 in 2 people will be affected by cancer in their lifetime. But we can do something about it.

Our mum was unfortunately diagnosed with skin cancer in 2002 when she was 46. She became a patient of Professor Neville Davidson in 2007, where she was diagnosed with stage 4 Melanoma. She began a chemo regime of gold standard drugs and was informed that research into chemotherapy drugs showing positive results were hopefully going to be brought onto the market soon. Fortunately, this transpired and in June 2012 she started a series of immunotherapy drugs. Managing this disease could not have happened without the dedicated and focused research into breakthrough therapies that this foundation supports. 

Sadly, our mum passed away in November 2017, however knowing that research is ongoing provided our family with hope that there will one day be a cure for cancer. We are extremely grateful for the 11 extra years Professor Davidson and his team gave us and know that research will help many, many others in the future. So, in memory of our mum Kim a team of us will be running the Cancer Research Winter 10K to celebrate the strongest, fun, loving, loyal, inspirational lady we all love.

100% of the money you donate to Inspire Cancer Research Foundation will fund translational research projects. That's right, all of it. Your help will catalyse change, enabling new and innovative medical, surgical and psychological approaches in cancer care and bring us closer to a cure for cancer.

Inspire Cancer Research Foundation has been founded by Professor Neville Davidson to support medical and psychological research into cancer recovery. Professor Davidson, a leading oncologist in the UK has been involved in cancer research for over 30 years. His passion for being at the cutting edge of new cancer treatments has been instrumental in saving lives and giving choices to people at a critical point in their recovery.

Your donations will go towards grants to fund research projects focusing on new and innovative medical, surgical and psychological approaches in cancer care. These projects may cover new chemotherapy delivery systems, drug resistance, tumours or the challenges of dealing with illness and the stress of cancer diagnosis.

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