Student, 20, shares ‘tremendous’ agony at losing dad and two younger brothers to the same cancer – in just 7 years

A 20-YEAR-OLD student has shared his "tremendous" agony at losing his dad and two brothers to the same cancer in just seven years.

Seb Hughes, 20, is speaking out after his dad Ian and younger brothers Milo and Oscar all died from brain cancer.

Oscar was nine when he died in May 2014, and Milo was just five when he passed away in 2021.

Tragedy struck the York-based family for a third time when 49-year-old Ian died in 2021.

University of Manchester student Seb told the : "Every day is a tremendous struggle without my dad and brothers.

"Everything I do is to make them proud, and I try to live my life to the fullest since they didn't get the chance.

"You don't understand until you see it first hand just how brutal brain tumours are, especially for children."

Around 34 children are diagnosed with a brain tumour every month, Seb said - one in four of whom will not see another five birthdays.

Seb said brain tumours kill more children and adults under 40 than any other cancer.

The brave student was just 10 when Oscar died, and 17 when Milo passed away.

He was "very close" to Ian, Milo and Oscar - who was less than two years younger.

The whole family were Old Trafford season ticket holders - and Oscar led the team out alongside Nemanja Vidic while terminally ill.

Ten years on from Oscar's death, Seb is preparing to walk 21 miles across the Peak District alongside other families affected by brain tumours.

He will climb seven different peaks in just 10 hours to raise funds for a brain tumour charity he set up in Oscar's name.