Everest mission for Leeds researcher with incurable cancer
April 15, 2026
April 15, 2026
LEEDS, England, April 15 -- Leeds Beckett University posted the following news:
* * *
Everest mission for Leeds researcher with incurable cancer
*
Dr Shaunna Burke, an exercise psychologist at the University of Leeds, will attempt to summit Mount Everest, becoming potentially the first woman with incurable cancer to do so. Beyond the personal challenge, the expedition will provide the opportunity to conduct research on how extreme environments . . .
* * *
Everest mission for Leeds researcher with incurable cancer
*
Dr Shaunna Burke, an exercise psychologist at the University of Leeds, will attempt to summit Mount Everest, becoming potentially the first woman with incurable cancer to do so. Beyond the personal challenge, the expedition will provide the opportunity to conduct research on how extreme environments . . .