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Surrey mother welcomes new government plans to accelerate brain tumour research
Overview
A Surrey mother whose four-year-old son died from an aggressive brain tumour has welcomed new government plans to speed up research into the disease. The announcement follows a meeting between the Prime Minister and elite Scottish swimmer Archie Goodburn, who was diagnosed with inoperable brain tumours, following a campaign for greater government action.
Key points
- Ellie Thompson, whose son Billy died from a brain tumour at age four, has praised new government plans to speed up research into the disease.
- Downing Street announced steps to provide a faster route from research to treatment for people living with brain cancer.
- The policy announcement followed a meeting at Downing Street between the Prime Minister and swimmer Archie Goodburn, who has inoperable brain tumours.
- The Brain Tumour Charity described the government's decision as a generational shift and a moment of real celebration.
- Brain tumours remain the biggest cancer killer of children and adults under the age of 40 in the UK.