![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/derbyshire-cancer-sufferers-mother-calls-for-more-research-funding/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/130692907_gailiredaleandhannahroberts2.gif&description=Image source, Gail Iredale Image caption, Gail Iredale and family are trying to raise £150,000 for treatment to extend Hannah's life A woman whose daughter has just months to live is urging people to sign a petition calling for more government funding for brain tumour research. Hannah Roberts was diagnosed with a glioblastoma a year ago, aged 19. Her mother Gail Iredale, of Willington, Derbyshire, is campaigning with , which aims to get 100,000 signatories for its petition. The said it was investing in infrastructure, workshops and training. Ms Iredale, 51, is also fundraising for treatment for her daughter. While researching possible treatments to prolong her daughter's life, she came across DCVax-L, developed for glioblastoma, but it is only available privately. "I spoke to some experts who said they are looking to get it approved on the NHS within two years, so I thought: 'Right, we need to raise the money to start this treatment,'" she said. "I'm a realist and I know what we're up against. I'm not living in cloud cuckoo land, but I'm also not giving up easily. There's nothing you love more in the world than your child, and absolutely nothing worse than the prospect of losing them." Image source, Gail Iredale Image caption, Hannah's weight has doubled due to the steroids she has been taking The family needs about £150,000 for the treatment and has set up a crowdfunding page, holding raffles and events to try to boost donations, and living a "simple, humble life" in the meantime, enjoying time together. Ms Iredale said treatments for brain tumours had not improved in decades, and that something had to change. "I'm supporting the petition from , calling for ring-fenced funding, because the government needs to invest more money into research," she said. "It needs to support trials into alternative treatments so we can get them on the NHS, and not have to pay privately or go abroad." Miss Roberts, who had been looking forward to a future with JCB as a welder, has suf){kind=link}
A woman whose daughter has just months to live is urging people to sign a petition calling for more government funding for brain tumour research.
Hannah Roberts was diagnosed with a glioblastoma a year ago, aged 19.
Her mother Gail Iredale, of Willington, Derbyshire, is campaigning with Brain Tumour Research, which aims to get 100,000 signatories for its petition.
The Department of Health and Social Care said it was investing in infrastructure, workshops and training.
Ms Iredale, 51, is also fundraising for treatment for her daughter.