03April

Amazon Smile

April 03, 2020
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While 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

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03April

40for40

April 03, 2020
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Before 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

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17February

Gene-editing trial

February 17, 2020
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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

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17February

New international research investigates the cancer genome

February 17, 2020
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1300 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

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17February

Storming ahead

February 17, 2020
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Deborah 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

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30January

World Cancer Day 2020

January 30, 2020
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Tuesday 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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30January

40for40

January 30, 2020
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Andrea’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

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17December

Virtual Challenge

December 17, 2019
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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

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17December

Christmas Drinks

December 17, 2019
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Eleanor 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

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17December

Festive Coffee Morning

December 17, 2019
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Hannah organised a coffee morning to celebrate the festive season and sold lots and lots of the fantastic snowmen which her mother-in-law had made and donated for Secondary1st.  The morning raised about £650.  Everyone had

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