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Campaigners are welcoming a new move to invest in specialist cancer care for brain and spinal cord tumours.

Ministers in England have invited hospitals to bid to become the first national centre for proton therapy.The treatment uses radiation to pinpoint cancerous cells without significantly damaging nearby tissue.There is already one unit in England, but it only treats the less complex eye cancers, forcing many patients to go abroad and fund the care themselves.The treatment, which tends to be used on children and those with tumours close to the most sensitive parts of the brain is available in the US and other European countries, but the bill can often top £100,000. Click Here for the full story