Dr Pors and Enrica, the PhD student working in his team at the University of Bradford whose first year was funded by a grant from Secondary1st, have provided this update on progress with their research project. Available for download. Project background Dr Klaus Pors and his PhD student at the University of Bradford are hoping…
Donna lost her sister to secondary breast cancer in 2019. Six months later another sister was diagnosed with breast cancer; she went through treatment and is now back to life with her family. Donna found that she too was a carrier of a mutated BRCA gene so she took the brave decision to have a…
Tracey is raising money for Secondary1st in memory of her close friend Jo Bartlett. This year Tracey has already completed the Virtual Easter 50 Challenge and the 100k Thames Path Challenge as one of “The Young and The Breathless” with Jacob and Sam. On 30th October she will be taking part in the 50k Halloween…
Ruby decided to raise more money for Secondary1st in honour of her Auntie Charlie. She cut off more than 10 inches of her hair and donated it to the Little Princess Trust, which provides free real hair wigs to children and young people who have lost their own hair. She received a certificate from the…
NHS England is to fund the first national secondary breast cancer audit to produce accurate information about the numbers living with this disease. The audit will also give insight into the needs and experiences of people living with metastatic breast cancer and so help to ensure that the treatment and care programmes and services needed…
On Secondary Breast Cancer Awareness Day thanks to the continuing support of our wonderful donors and amazing fundraisers and despite the difficulties caused by the pandemic, we are thrilled to announce that we will be making two grants to research projects in 2021. We are awarding a third grant of another £65,000 to the research…
After his magnificent fundraising ride in the tropical climate of Singapore, David handed over a cheque to help fund more research into secondary breast cancer. https://www.secondary1st.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/david_grief.mp4
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Katie, Jenny and Kate are taking on a huge challenge to raise money for charity. Although they are not avid bikers they are aiming to cycle the Trans Pennine Trail, a distance of 206 miles across Northern England, in four days. The Trail starts in Stockport on the West Coast and continues through Liverpool, Warrington,…
Simon proved himself to be a great Superhero in plain clothes by running the Brighton Marathon to raise money for Secondary1st and wearing one of our t-shirts. He covered the extra-long course in an amazing time and was really pleased that the weather was dry and not too hot.
Tim, Lyndell and Harry did it in true Superhero style for Secondary1st. They each completed the full Marathon distance of 42.185 km plus the unexpected extra 568 metres added on by the organisers’ mistake in calculating the course distance, and finished in fantastic times. They found it a truly rewarding experience and their amazing costumes…
Tim, Lyndell and Harry are looking forward to the Brighton Marathon on 12th September. The three superheroes will follow the 42.195km course from the start at Preston Park down to the seafront, passing Black Rock and the Brighton Marina, then turning back along the front to the Power Station and through Hove to the finish…