We have terribly sad news to report today. Sophie Ellis has died of mesothelioma at the age of 18 after an extraordinary five-year battle against the disease. I'm posting my colleague Mark Ellis' report from today's paper below.
Britain's youngest ever victim of a killer cancer linked to asbestos has died after a heartbreaking five-year battle against the disease.
Brave Sophie Ellis was just 13 when she was diagnosed with mesothelioma and given just months to live, but she defied the doctors' predictions and fought the disease until her death at 18 surrounded by her family.
Despite being desperately ill, she spoke movingly about her ordeal in support of the Mirror's Asbestos Timebomb campaign and her startling story proved an inspiration.
She told us: "The cancer has made me braver in a way. It was pretty tough being diagnosed at such a young age and the surgery was really painful. I hope more can be done to understand this disease - that's why I'm backing the Mirror's campaign."(source: http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/asbestos-campaign/personal-stories/
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