A little boy’s courage in the face of a cancer diagnosis has earned him a national award.

Two-year-old Jaxon Fleming, from Aylesbury, was diagnosed with Ependymoma, a rare form of brain cancer, and has since undergone three major brain surgeries—one of them on his second birthday.

Over the past year, he has endured more than 30 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive radiotherapy.

Jaxon’s courage has now been recognised with a Cancer Research UK for Children & Young People Star Award.

Hannah Fleming, Jaxon’s mother, said: "Children like Jaxon deserve better treatments, better outcomes, better futures.

"He’s our superhero but no child should have to be this brave.

"That’s why we urgently need more funding for vital research."

Jaxon was diagnosed on Easter Monday last year after months of unexplained illness, seizures, and declining health.

Despite multiple visits to A&E, he was repeatedly sent home with anti-sickness medication until a CT scan finally revealed a large tumour at the back of his head.

He was transferred to John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford for emergency surgery.

Surgeons removed around 90 per cent of the tumour in an 11-hour operation, but days later it was determined that further surgery was urgently needed.

The second operation took place on Jaxon’s second birthday.

Mrs Fleming said: "He’d already had one massive surgery, and now they had to go deeper, closer to the brain stem.

"The risks were huge.

"They gave Jaxon the best birthday present ever – they removed the tumour."

Following recovery from two surgeries in one week, Jaxon began proton beam therapy in London.

In September, shortly after his parents returned from their wedding in Spain, a routine scan revealed the cancer had returned.

Jaxon underwent a third 10-hour brain surgery, but recent scans show no evidence of cancer.

His next scan is scheduled for February.

The Star Awards, supported by celebrities including children’s author Joseph Coelho and pop star Pixie Lott, are open to all under 18s who live in the UK and have been treated for the disease within the past five years.

Jaxon received a star-shaped trophy, a £50 TK Maxx gift card, a t-shirt, and a certificate signed by the celebrities.

Jaxon’s five-year-old sister Arabella also received a certificate.

Patrick Keely, Cancer Research UK’s spokesperson for the South East, said: "We’re committed to driving forward progress to ensure more children and young people can live longer, better lives, free from the fear of cancer.

"The Star Awards are a wonderful way to give these extraordinary children like Jaxon the special recognition they truly deserve."