Last week, local MP Kevin Foster joined constituents and others affected by brain tumours on a tour of the Plymouth University Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence.
Plymouth University is one of four Research Centres of Excellence in the UK, and are European leaders in the investigation of low grade brain tumours which typically affect children and young adults.
Kevin said "it was interesting to meet the research teams and get an idea of the level at which they are working. It is also brilliant to see this work that gives people hope happening here in the South West. The skills and high-end technical ability that I saw at the centre prove that our region is a great place in which to do world-beating research."