Kim Oakhill Seeks Funds for Stage 4 Lung Cancer Treatment Unavailable on NHS

3 articles · Updated · thelooker.thedailybeast.com · Jun 1

Stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer left Kim Oakhill needing crowdfunding for a targeted therapy her family says could extend her life but is not available on the NHS.
Months of symptoms were initially treated as perimenopause, acid reflux, asthma and chest infections before a CT scan in July 2025 diagnosed the 51-year-old Cambridge University scientist with advanced, inoperable cancer.
Oakhill, a nonsmoker and longtime England Korfball volunteer, is undergoing chemotherapy while friends and relatives push the fundraiser because they say she may need access to funds as early as May 2026.
Family supporters also plan a Korfball Health and Wellbeing Foundation, with any surplus from the appeal going to mental-health support for players, coaches and others in the sport.
Her case reflects a wider concern: the U.S. National Cancer Institute says 10% to 20% of lung cancer diagnoses now occur in people who have never smoked.

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