About Us

In the summer of 2018, Ruth Strauss, wife of Sir Andrew Strauss the former England cricket captain, was diagnosed with an inoperable form of lung cancer that attacks non-smokers.  Ruth died on December 29th 2018; she was 46 years old and mother to two children, then aged 10 and 13.

 

IN HER MEMORY, SIR ANDREW HAS LAUNCHED THE RUTH STRAUSS FOUNDATION TO:

- Provide emotional support for families to prepare for the death of a parent from cancer

- Raise awareness of non-smoking lung cancers and the need for more collaborative research