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03AprilMichele planned to run a half-marathon and then a marathon this year after taking part in a 10k and a half-marathon in 2019 to raise money for Secondary1st. When both of this year’s events were postponed because of the Coronavirus … Continue reading
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03AprilWhile everyone is encouraged to stay at home as much as possible and so many shops are closed more people are turning to on-line shopping. AmazonSmile makes no charge to the buyer, provides the same products at the same prices … Continue reading
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03AprilBefore the lockdown, Andrea’s sisters and best friend managed to add three more challenges to their 40for40 campaign in Andrea’s memory. These were the shoeathon, which involved wearing 40 pairs of shoes, a metafit class and a friend duathalon and … Continue reading
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17February
Researchers in the US have successfully conducted the first small-scale clinical trial to test a gene-editing treatment for cancer. They extracted t-cells, which are immune cells, from three cancer patients and edited their DNA with Crispr-Cas9, a powerful tool which … Continue reading
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17February1300 researchers have worked for ten years to explore the entire cancer genome. Their results suggest that some cancers could be predicted through DNA mutations that occur many years before the cancers make patients ill. The Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole … Continue reading
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17FebruaryDeborah had signed up for the London Winter Run to raise money for Secondary1st in memory of her late mother, who had passed away ten years ago. Storm Ciara forced the organisers to cancel the event but Deborah refused to … Continue reading
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30JanuaryTuesday 4th February is World Cancer Day. this year marks the midpoint of a three year campaign to increase global awareness of cancer and reduce its global impact.
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30JanuaryAndrea’s sisters and best friend are planning to complete 40 challenges leading up to what would have been her 40th birthday next January. They have started by getting 40 people out together on a cold January morning. The next event … Continue reading
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17December
Sarah has set up a virtual challenge to raise money for Secondary1st at https://facebook.com/events/533644610793103/?ti=as. Everyone who takes part can decide to walk, run, cycle or swim either 13, 26 or 39 miles and choose where and when to complete the … Continue reading
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17DecemberEleanor and her twin sister organised a Christmas drinks party for lots of friends. It was a fantastic start to the festive season and the twins were thrilled to discover that they have raised over £900 for Secondary1st.
