Brighton man makes film on his brain cancer care

A man with a terminal brain tumour has made a film about his treatment.

Matthew White, from Brighton, East Sussex was diagnosed after experiencing a series of seizures.

The 40-year-old is now undergoing treatment, and is also hoping to spend as much time as possible with his wife and two young children.

He is supporting Stand Up To Cancer - a joint campaign between Cancer Research UK and Channel 4 - to help raise awareness and funding for new treatments.

Describing the moment he received his diagnosis, Mr White said: "I remember asking them, 'you can take this out, can't you?' And they just said, 'no, we can't, not all of it.'

"And I said, 'you'll cure the rest of it, won't you?' And they just said, 'no, we can't.'"

Mr White said he chose to make the film to highlight how much research needs to be done to find effective treatments.

He said: "Twelve thousand people are diagnosed with brain tumours every year in the UK, and there are 34 people today who will hear those words, 'you have a brain tumour'.

"This is for them, as much as it is for me, because the moment we stop talking about it is the moment we all give up.

"We need people to hear what this is like because tomorrow it could be you."

After brain surgery and six weeks of radio therapy, he is now undergoing chemotherapy.

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