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And McFly, oh why, would he put himself through that? Well, when Harry was 12 (he still looks 12 to me!) one of his friends was treated for leukaemia at Addenbrooke's Hospital, so the development of a specialist teenage cancer unit there, and the work of the TCT is close to his heart.

Touring the proposed ward which his sponsorship money will help to design, Harry said: "I love meeting the patients. Every time, it just amazes me how brave they are.

"It just reiterates how important it is to get behind this charity because these guys are teenagers going through something so tough - but at the same time they need to grow up and BE teenagers - and feel like they're leading a normal life."

You can listen to Harry talking about the teenage cancer unit and meeting some of the patients at Addenbrooke's by clicking on the link below:

McFly's Harry Judd at Addenbrooke's

Addenbrooke's and the TCT have taken great care to involve some of the teenage cancer patients throughout the development process of this specialist unit, to ensure that it is exactly what young people want. As Harry puts it, it's not easy being a teenager at the best of times - it's a difficult stage - neither children, nor yet adults and as such, they have very specific needs and wants.

When Addenbrooke's teenage cancer unit is completed - at the end of 2009 - it will have ten beds and daytime facilities for outpatients. There are only nine such units in the UK and they cost Β£2 million each. Half of that money needs to be raised in this region, so Harry's marathon effort to raise Β£12,500 will make a real difference and will help to make this very special and much-needed unit a reality.