Brighton woman fundraises for brain cancer treatment after outliving terminal diagnosis
Beth Gouarin was given 18 months to live back in 2019
A Brighton woman - who's outlived her terminal brain cancer diagnosis for over half a decade - is fundraising to continue with experimental treatment that's helping her defy the odds.
Beth Gouarin has been taking part in clinical trials in Germany since she was diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma in 2019.
At the time, she was given 18 months to live.
She's now hoping to raise £120,000 for chemomobilisation, which boosts stem cells, as well as proton beam treatment, a radiotherapy alternative that's hoped to protect her brain from further damage.
Her partner, Josh Kitson, explained:
"Now that Beth's had two surgeries, and obviously, other radiotherapy, we have to be very careful with what we do.
"We have to be very careful with using the techniques we've had before."
Beth first started noticing symptoms while travelling abroad, including tiredness and loss of motivation.
She received brain surgery just two days after the tumour was found.
She told us the treatment would be the "next step" for her:
"It's a huge thing for me.
"You can take this medicine and it will affect all of you, or you can take this one that will go from up to your brain and help cure you that way.
"It's direct."
You can donate to Beth's treatment here.