Robert Broude was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer when he was only 17 years old. He lived with it for nearly 3 years and died at the age of 19 in 2004. 

Rob was a patient at the Young Oncology Unit (YOU) at The Christie Hospital in Manchester. The unit treats 16-24 year olds who have to deal with cancer and related illnesses. Rob underwent numerous courses of Chemotherapy and radiotherapy and had 2 major operations. During all this time he continued to live as normal life as possible, continuing with his education at Manchester Grammar School where he went on to achieve 4 A levels and even managed to achieve his ambition of going to University. He spent a term at Sheffield University before he died.

His family and friends have committed to raise funds and so far they have raised over £400,000! This has enabled a new day unit to be built known as “Robs Day Unit”. All monies raised go towards ensuring the best facilities and equipment with up to date medical care is available to treat young people with cancer. Their aim is to raise £450,000 for this very special cause.

Lots of people are raising money in different ways. Please help support this worthwhile cause and help us to make the lives better for those young adults who are dealing with cancer.