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Terminally Ill Woman Fights for Access to Cancer Treatment

3/14/2026

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Lauren Macpherson, a 29-year-old cardiographer from Cardiff, was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer (grade two oligodendroglioma) after a suitcase fell on her head on a train home from a London music festival.
Due to long National Health Service (NHS) wait times, she opted for private treatment and had surgery removing 80% of the tumor.
She is campaigning for access to vorasidenib, not yet available on the NHS in Wales.

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Story summary

Lauren Macpherson, a 29-year-old cardiographer from Cardiff, was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer (grade two oligodendroglioma) after a suitcase fell on her head on a train home from a London music festival.
Due to long National Health Service (NHS) wait times, she opted for private treatment and had surgery removing 80% of the tumor.
She is campaigning for access to vorasidenib, not yet available on the NHS in Wales.