Former culture secretary was diagnosed four months ago and has pledged to help people with cancer live longer and betterDame Tessa Jowell has been battling brain cancer for the past four months, she and her family have said. She posted a picture of Jowell on her 70th birthday and described the past few months as “some of the hardest of our lives”. The Brain Tumour Charity’s chief executive, Sarah Lindsell, said Jowell was one of 11,000 people a year diagnosed with the disease. “Our hearts go out to Tessa Jowell and her family after being diagnosed with a high-grade brain tumour,” she said. “And we applaud her pledge on her 70th birthday to help people whose lives are turned upside down by this devastating disease.”

Source: The Guardian September 17, 2017 19:27 UTC