More Hedgehogs
Our wonderful supporter has knitted many more beautiful hedgehogs to sell, while living with secondary breast cancer. She has now raised an awesome total of £750 for Secondary1st.
Individually tailored cancer treatments
The Chief Medical Officer, Dame Sally Davies, has called in her annual report for every cancer patient to have genetic testing. This would lead to personalised treatments being designed for each individual patient. The 100,000 Genome Project has shown the importance of genetic testing in the development of personalised and therefore more effective treatments; genomics…
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Secondary1st took part in the inaugural meeting of the Metastatic Breast Cancer Tissue Bank Advisory Group at Barts Cancer Institute. Professor Louise Jones, a Secondary1st Medical Patron and Professor of Breast Pathology at Barts Cancer Institute, explained the urgent need for tissue samples from secondary breast cancer tumours to enable researchers to study the spread…
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Fun Run
A total of twenty-seven supporters took part in the Maccabi Fun Run at Allianz Park, running or walking either five kilometres or one kilometre in perfect weather. There was a Family Fun Zone with a bouncy castle and activities for the children, a Health and Wellbeing Hub and a very popular Food Court as well…
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Fashion Gala
The Pink Petal Club, run by specialist breast care nurse Alina to provide support and a chance to meet socially, held a spectacular Fashion Gala at Elstree Cancer Centre by courtesy of Spire Bushey Hospital. The members of the club, all breast cancer patients, modelled occasion wear lent for the evening by Ariella at Brent…
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Author writes on with secondary breast cancer
Author Vanessa Lafaye, originally from Florida, has written two hit novels while going through treatment for secondary breast cancer. She was first diagnosed in 2009 and went through treatment. Then she was offered a contract for her novel “Summertime” but three months later the cancer came back. She had more treatment and her book was…
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Belfast marathon
Twelve more of Laura’s friends ran in the Belfast marathon to raise money in her memory for Secondary1st. It was a truly remarkable tribute from all the walkers and runners
Belfast Walk
50 people took part in the Belfast Walk in memory of their dear friend Laura, who died of secondary breast cancer last year, leaving her husband and four young children.
Bake sale fundraiser
Eliza held a bake sale at work to raise money for Secondary1st in memory of her good friend’s dear mother Caroline Norris, who fell victim to secondary breast cancer late last year.
Running the London Marathon
Congratulations to Brian who trained for hours and hours through rain, ice and cold, fighting exhaustion and somehow finding the will to go on. Then he ran the London Marathon to raise money for Secondary1st. As he said: “Beating this horrible disease is something that needs to be done.
Baby shower fundraiser
Some friends who had a sweepstake at a baby shower chose Secondary1st to receive the money. One of their friends recently lost her Mum to secondary breast cancer and they felt that this is a cause dear to their hearts.
Knitting hedgehogs
One of our supporters who has been living with secondary breast cancer has been knitting these beautiful hedgehogs and selling them to raise money for Secondary1st.