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1 day agoJane TrumbleSouth EastEllie ThompsonBilly died 15 days before his fifth birthdayA mother whose son died of a brain tumour has welcomed government plans to speed up research into the disease. Ellie Thompson's son Billy passed away when he was four years old from an aggressive brain tumour. Speaking on BBC Radio Surrey, Ellie, from Great Bookham, praised Archie: "It is an honour to be alongside him and all the other amazing people that have lost someone or have brain tumours themselves. "That afternoon, Downing Street announced steps which it says means people living with brain cancer "will get a faster route from research to treatment". Ellie ThompsonBilly underwent radiotherapy treatment for his brain tumourEllie's son Billy was four years old when he died in her arms just five months after diagnosis. She said: "To be told there is nothing they can do apart from radiotherapy... it was hopeless. "Now Ellie says she and other campaigners are finally making change.
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