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Swimmer Archie Goodburn to meet prime minister over cancer funding
Watch Archie Goodburn's emotional plea for more brain cancer funding on BBC Breakfast
Swimmer Archie Goodburn is to meet the prime minister later after making a tearful plea for more investment to be put into brain cancer research.
The Scottish athlete, who was diagnosed with three inoperable brain tumours two years ago, said the Downing Street meeting offered a "unique opportunity for change".
He previously called for Andy Burnham to introduce a brain cancer lead to give patients a chance to "fight for their lives" during an appearance on BBC Breakfast.
Goodburn, 25, cried while looking down the camera, saying he was "on my knees begging" for help to ease the "unbearable suffering" of patients and their families.
Burnham later contacted Goodburn on social media to set up the meeting at Downing Street.
Goodburn reached the final of the 50m breaststroke at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
He said he went for medical tests after suffering from numbness and seizures during training for the 2024 Olympic trials.
He was diagnosed with three large oligodendrogliomas, a rare type of cancer which can affect the brain and spinal cord.
The Edinburgh-born swimmer underwent chemotherapy and radiotherapy to treat the tumours, but surgery to remove them was found to be impossible.