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Kent Father’s Bowel Cancer Death Prompts New Fundraiser for Children

After refunding supporters, Becky Ingram-Baldwin launched a fundraiser to ensure her four children’s care

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Overview

  • Kyle Ingram-Baldwin was diagnosed with stage-four bowel cancer in October after scans revealed tumours in his liver
  • He endured six rounds of chemotherapy and an additional targeted treatment, but the disease continued to progress
  • On June 8 he launched a GoFundMe that attracted more than £15,000 for potential alternative therapies
  • After his death on June 16, his wife refunded the initial contributions and established a fresh campaign for their four children’s welfare
  • Bowel cancer diagnoses among people under 50 have been rising globally, prompting calls for earlier detection and research into environmental risk factors