THE family of a teenage YouTuber whose vlogs about fighting a brain tumour reached thousands of viewers are taking centre stage in a national awareness campaign.

Stand Up To Cancer is run by Cancer Research in partnership with Channel 4 and asks people to transform the lives of patients and their families by joining in a major fundraising event later this year.

The family of cancer victim Charlotte Eades, 19, from Withdean, Brighton, will be joining celebrities including Beyonce, Katy Perry, George Clooney and Coldplay by supporting part in the campaign.

Charlotte, who was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour in 2013 when she was just 16 and tragically died in February, began vlogging about her cancer experience and her YouTube channel has had almost a million views.

Her mum Alex, dad Terry and brother Miles, say it is crucial new discoveries and breakthroughs are made to help people and increase their chances of survival.

Mrs Eades said: “Too many lives are still cut short by this devastating disease.

“We need to fight back against this disease by raising money so that research can be translated into treatments for patients faster.”

The family, along with friend Cressida Brooks, is also launching its own charity to help with research and treatment into glioblastoma, the type of tumour Charlotte had.

Every day around 130 people are diagnosed with cancer in Sussex and the south east and the campaign will help people unite with doctors, nurses, scientists and celebrities to generate funds, raise awareness and help accelerate progress in life-saving cancer research.

The Stand Up To Cancer event culminates on October 21 with a night of live TV on Channel 4.

Launched in the UK in 2012, Stand Up To Cancer has raised more than £25million.

Cancer Research UK Sussex spokeswoman Lynn Daly said: “We are calling on everyone to join Alex, Terry and Miles and unite with people across the UK to stand up to this terrible disease.

“One in two of us will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in our lives. Our fight against cancer is at a turning point and more people in the UK are surviving than ever before. But we can’t afford to stand still. That’s why we need people to act right now.

Every day, scientists and researchers work tirelessly to beat cancer, and with the support of the people of Sussex, we can continue to fund ground-breaking research to help save more lives, more quickly.”

TEENAGER FACED HER ILLNESS WITH BRAVERY

ALMOST a million people have viewed Charlotte’s messages, which told of her regular battle against the disease and the issues she faced along the way.

The teenager was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive type of brain tumour in July 2013.

She began vlogging as a way to communicate with other cancer patients and would openly discuss her painful treatments, which included operations, radiotherapy and chemotherapy five days a week. She nicknamed her brain tumour the Terminator and would speak candidly about dealing with the side effects of her treatments such as hair loss and going partially deaf and blind.

She hoped her vlog would “open up” conversations around cancer. Charlotte, from Withdean, Brighton, died in February this year just a week after her 19th birthday.

Her death made national and global news, with reports from as far afield as Russia and Australia.

Her family have continued to post regular updates on a range of different subjects, from coping with grief to the teenager’s impressive handbag selection. They are also planning to set up a charity in her name later this year.

Charlotte won awards from Cancer Research UK and Clic Sargent among others for her work in raising awareness of cancer in young people. Among her favourite things were fashion, music, films, walking and cats.