'I'm 21 and have had cancer 4 times - now a brain tumour is going to kill me'

Conor Harding was first diagnosed aged just five10:50, 14 Jul 2026A young man who has already endured leukaemia on four separate occasions has been dealt another cruel blow after being diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour.‌Conor Harding, 21, from Chingford, was first told he had leukaemia when he was just five and has spent much of his childhood and teenage years in and out of treatment. After enjoying more than four years cancer-free, Conor began suffering persistent headaches and, in September 2025, doctors confirmed he had glioblastoma — an aggressive brain cancer — and warned him the condition is life-limiting.‌Conor said: "I'm 21 and I've spent half my life battling cancer. I'd never got to a point where I thought cancer was a thing of the past, but I had got to a point where I ac