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 speeds in excess of 100mph. Carol aims to become the world’s fastest octogenarian, albeit briefly! They hope to raise as…
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 start from Oaklands College Campus and cycle through some of the loveliest villages and most beautiful countryside of Hertfordshire. Although they…
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 and a tombola with even more prizes and the day is in honour of her Mum Sam.
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 of Secondary1st.
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 are specific to each tumour and can be trained to recognize cancer cells so that they trigger an immune response.
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 includes Enrica, the PhD research student who has been funded for the past two years by Secondary1st, thanks to our…
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 cervical smear test. Two papers published in the journal “Nature Communications” reported on two studies that found that this test,…
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 the great progress made in improving breast cancer diagnosis and treatments over the last few…