Geoffroy Bauer

Why World Cancer Research Fund?

Hi friends, 

On 26th of April 2026 I'll be running the London Marathon. It's not the first one (it'll be my 3rd) but it's a special one: it's THE London Marathon, it's close to home, and it's the first time I run it for a charity. I'll also train hard for this, as I have a time goal that's ambitious for me: run a sub-4 hour marathon. So I'd love it if you could help me support the World Cancer Research Fund!

Why the WCRF? Like most of us, people very close to me have had to deal with cancer, and go through the ordeal of learning the terrifying news, go through often several waves of treatment, hoping for remission. I'll be running with a special thought for my father in law who passed away from a brain tumor 5 years ago. And my American host family's mom, who went away with breast cancer almost 30 years ago. 

But cancer is not ineluctable. It can be  detected earlier, prevented, and more and more, cured. Research is what is making incredible progress in these different areas possible, and we need to keep pushing forward.

Every day around 1,100 people will hear the words ‘you have cancer’ only in the UK. Over 420 of these cases could have been prevented, that’s a staggering 155,000 people every year. World Cancer Research Fund, are passionate about reducing this number.

As part of an international network of charities, they’ve been funding life-saving research, influencing global health policy and informing the public since 1982.

While society continues to search for a cure, their prevention and survival work helps people to live longer, healthier, and happier lives – free from the devastating effects of cancer. The money I'm raising plays a huge part in keeping this going.