Dying Newton Aycliffe woman calls for more brain tumour funding
24-year-old Anna Swabey was given just three years to live in January 2015 last year and hopes a debate in Westminster today will increase funding.
A County Durham woman who is dying from a brain tumour says she's confident a Parliament debate will lead to more funding for research.
Anna Swabey was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumour last year - since then she's raised more than ÂŁ60,000 for Brain Tumour Research.
She's also supported a petition calling for more government investment in research which is being debated in Parliament today.
The 24-year-old campaigner said: "It might be too late for me but I am determined to campaign for more funding to research and to increase awareness of brain tumours until my last breath.
"The fact that we're are at Westminster today really gives me hope for the future.
"It is the biggest cancer killer of under 40s and children and yet only receives 1% of national Cancer Research funding.
"It doesn't make sense to me at all; it's severely underfunded."
Anna has been campaigning ever since her diagnosis, when she was given an average of three years to live.
She told us that getting the debate in Parliament could make a huge difference.
"It is so important that this issue is being discussed on this platform in Westminster.
"It means that we're moving in the right direction.
"If something can be done to increase funding into brain tumour research, just think of the difference it could make."
The petition calling for more research has been signed by over 120,000 people online.