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The mother of a 14-year-old girl with a brain tumour says more research is urgently needed into how they develop.

Holly Timbrell, from Cardiff, was diagnosed with a tumour after suffering repeated headaches, but doctors are unable to say what will happen next.

Her mother Karen is urging people to sign a petition on the 10 Downing St website calling for more funding.

Doctors say brain tumours account for almost a third of cancer deaths amongst children every year.

Holly first started feeling ill seven months ago with a headache which would not go away.

After seeing her doctor she was rushed into hospital for a brain scan and is now being treated by doctors at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff.

Mrs Timbrell said: “There was just complete shock, devastation, you don’t know how to react.”

If over the next 10 years the funding is increased they may be able to cure it before it does any damage Karen Timbrell

Because of the position of the tumour, doctors have had problems collecting enough cells to find out more… Continue Reading