A WINCHESTER widow bereaved by a brain tumour joined patients and relatives in Westminster to hear about recent research on the disease.

Jenny Farthing, 70, was invited to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Brain Tumours (APPGBT), which was established by Brain Tumour Research and its member charities to find a cure.

Her husband Guy, an award-winning garden designer, was diagnosed with a low-grade brain tumour at the age of 60.

It was inoperable and after undergoing radiotherapy and chemotherapy, he died in October 2017.

Jenny, 70, is supporting calls for more research into brain tumours.

She said: “We owe it to Guy and all the other patients and their families to continue to do what we can in order to press for change.

“It is appalling to discover that, historically, just one per cent of the national spend on cancer research has been allocated to this devastating disease whereas cancers such as breast and leukaemia have received more than six per cent enabling huge improvements in survival rates and outcomes.”

Since her husband died, Jenny has raised more than £5,000 for the Brain Tumour Research charity by completing fundraising events, such as an abseil down Portsmouth’s Spinnaker Tower.

She added: “I feel honoured to have been invited to take part in the APPGBT as it enables me to not only share my experience but also I feel I can provide support for both patients and their families.

“The group is run with such empathy and support and it is a real pleasure to take part.”

Sue Farrington Smith, chief executive of Brain Tumour Research, said: “We will always remember patients like Guy and we are indebted to his family and the many others who continue to share their stories and campaign with us for change. Together we will find a cure.”