Robert Broude was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer when he was only 17 years old. He died after a 2 ½ year battle at the age of 19 in 2004.

Rob was treated at the Young Oncology Unit (YOU) at The Christie in Manchester - the YOU is a dedicated unit for 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 this time he continued to live as normal a life as possible, carrying on with his education at The Manchester Grammar School and even managed to achieve his ambition of going to University. He spent one term at Sheffield University before he died.

In May 2020 Robert's dad Pete sadly passed away. For the past 16 years family and friends have been fundraising for the YOU - with the total currently just over £460k. It was Pete's hope that we would eventually hit the £500k mark.

Every year Pete would run the Manchester 10k dressed as the Hulk, so in his honour a team of hulks will be participating in the 2021 Manchester 10k to try and push the total raised over £500k

We are committed to continue fundraising with all monies raised going towards ensuring the best facilities and equipment are available for young people with cancer.