Almost £40,000 raised for cancer research by Jersey Race for Life - Jersey Evening Post
by Christie Bailey · Jersey Evening PostPosted inNews
Almost £40,000 raised for cancer research by Jersey Race for Life
by Christie Bailey 24 June 202623 June 2026
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ISLANDERS raised almost £40,000 to fund life-saving cancer research during an annual fundraising run over the weekend.
The Jersey Race for Life took place on Sunday 21 June from Les Jardins de la Mer in aid of Cancer Research UK.
The annual run, which attracted over 350 participants this year, raised a total of £39,800.
Cancer Research UK events manager Richard Healey explained that the money will go directly towards “pioneering” work being carried out at the charity’s Southampton Centre, which will benefit patients in Jersey and further afield.
“The impact of this research is clear,” he said. “Just last week, it was announced that, thanks to the HPV vaccine – which Cancer Research UK helped fund – there have been no cervical cancer deaths among women in their early 20s in the UK over the past five years.
“It is a powerful reminder that the money raised through events like Jersey Race for Life is helping to save lives.”
Mr Healey added: “Cancer Research UK is the world’s largest independently funded cancer research charity.
“We are the only charity researching all 200-plus types of cancer, and our work has helped develop eight of the world’s ten most important cancer drugs.
“We have also contributed to the development of more than half of the 50 essential cancer medicines identified by the World Health Organization.
“These achievements are only possible because of the support of communities like Jersey’s, and we are incredibly grateful to everyone who took part this year.”
One of the runners who took part was Lauren Charmers-Hunt, who signed up for the Race for Life in honour of her grandmother, who died just two months after being diagnosed with cancer in May 2025.
“When Nan was diagnosed, we thought we had more time, more conversations, more laughs and more memories,” she said.
“Instead, we had just two short months; a lifetime of memories reduced to a countdown none of us was ready for.”
She added: “I can’t change what happened to our family, but maybe together we can help fund research that gives another family more time than we got.”
Sammy Keen – a mother-of-two who was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer at the age of 29 – took on the Race for Life alongside her children, after more than three years of living with the disease.
Since her diagnosis, Sammy has undergone two major operations, more than 35 rounds of chemotherapy, and lives with a permanent stoma.
“None of it has been easy, but thanks to ongoing research and advances in treatment, I’ve been given something incredibly precious: time,” she said.
“The treatments, research and advancements available today are helping people live longer and better lives, giving families facing cancer more precious time together and hope for a future that can often feel uncertain.”
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