Shropshire Council has backed a campaign for more government funding for brain tumour research after the sudden death of a 13-year-old girl from Ellesmere.
A motion from Councillor Geoff Elner, who represents the town, received unanimous support at a meeting of the full council, meaning the authority will write to the Government calling for the “shortfall” to be addressed.
Councillor Elner said: “Late last year a young Ellesmerian family were completely devastated when their 13-year-old daughter sadly died from this illness. “Following conversations with council colleagues and with the family, I sought advice from the charity Brain Tumour Research, as well as some MPs and our local parliamentary candidate, all of which have been extremely helpful in my research and all offered their ongoing support.”
But he said the 12 per cent five-year survival rate following diagnosis was far lower than that for other cancers, such as breast cancer at 70 per cent and leukaemia at 40 per cent, demonstrating how research into those diseases had greatly improved sufferers’ chances.
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