09June

Walking the Wall

June 09, 2022
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On 2nd August Catherine will set off from Wallsend, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, to walk the length of Hadrian’s Wall to Bowness-on-Solway in Cumbria.  She hopes to complete the 100km distance from coast to coast across Northern England

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09June

A New Breast Cancer Drug

June 09, 2022
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Results of a trial of Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) were presented at the 2022 meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.  Enhertu is a specifically engineered

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09May

Carol goes Ziplining at Eighty

May 09, 2022
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On Sunday May 22nd, Carol will be riding the world’s fastest zip line in memory of her daughter, Nic. She will be joined on the zipline by Nolan and Ian and they will each reach

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09May

Lucy, Lara, Anoushka, Alexander, Theo, Elica and Emily Go Cycling

May 09, 2022
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These intrepid riders are taking part in the 2022 St. Alban’s Charity Cycle Ride, organized by the three Rotary clubs of St. Alban’s, to raise money for Secondary1st. On Sunday 15th May they will

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09May

All-Day Fundraiser

May 09, 2022
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Shannon is organizing an All-Day Fundraiser at the Old Flower Shop in Mapperley on Saturday 14th May in aid of Secondary1st. She has arranged food and drink, a raffle with fabulous prizes, a bake sale

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09May

Lyndell Does It Again

May 09, 2022
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Last year Lyndell ran the Brighton Marathon dressed as a superhero. This year she has proved herself to be a real superhero by doing it again and running the 2022 Brighton Marathon in aid

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16February

Personalised Cancer Vaccines

February 16, 2022
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With the knowledge gained from the mRNA vaccines generated for use against Coronavirus, scientists are working on the development of personalized cancer vaccines.  They know that every tumour is different and are progressing vaccines that

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16February

Professor Klaus Pors

February 16, 2022
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We are delighted to report that Klaus Pors has been promoted to Professor of Chemical Biology at the Institute of Cancer Therapeutics at the University of Bradford.  Professor Pors is leading the research team which

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16February

A New Test

February 16, 2022
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Scientists are working on a ground-breaking test to spot or predict a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer or three other gynaecological cancers (ovarian, cervical and uterine cancer) from one sample taken from a routine

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Dr Seth Coffelt Update Dec 2021v1

January 17, 2022
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Understanding how the immune system can help breast cancer to spread Dr Seth Coffelt, The Beatson Institute, University of Glasgow An update report prepared for Secondary1st, in recognition of your generous grant funding, December 2021 Available for download. Background Despite

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