18August

John: Another 3 Peaks Challenge

August 18, 2023
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In 2020 in the middle of the pandemic Angela, who had been diagnosed with secondary breast cancer the previous year, completed the 2.6 challenge by walking for 26 miles on her old cross trainer.  Two

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06June

Superhero Tim Did It Again

June 06, 2023
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Just three weeks after finishing in the Brighton Marathon Superhero Tim completed the London Marathon.  Marathons, skydiving, fitness challenges…  there seems no end to the adventures Tim undertakes to raise money for Secondary1st.  He is

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06June

AI in Experiment to Predict if Breast Cancer Will Spread

June 06, 2023
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A team of scientists at King’s College London has developed an Artificial Intelligence model which analyses immune responses in the lymph nodes to predict the likelihood of developing secondary breast cancer for patients with triple

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18April

Nolan Comes to Land

April 18, 2023
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Last year Nolan rode a zipwire to raise money for Secondary1st.  This year he’s planning to undertake a more down to earth challenge.  In September he will cycle more than 1000 km, riding all the

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18April

Our Superhero Tim Runs Again

April 18, 2023
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Not content with skydiving, running a marathon and organizing a fitness challenge to raise money for Secondary1st our superhero Tim ran in the Brighton Marathon and then after a gap of only three weeks he’s going

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21December

Another NICE Story

December 21, 2022
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In June 2022 we reported that favourable results  from a trial of a new cancer drug, Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan), had been presented at this year’s meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and had

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21December

Some More Good News

December 21, 2022
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Dr Coffelt and his team at the Beatson Institute for Cancer Research in Glasgow in another project funded by Secondary1st’s fundraisers and donors are working to understand why existing immunotherapies are less effective in treating

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21December

Some Good News at the End of the Year

December 21, 2022
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At the University of Bradford in one of the projects funded by the wonderful donors and fundraisers of Secondary1st Professor Pors and his PhD student Enrica are continuing their work to improve duocarmycins, a very

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23November

A Walk in the Park

November 23, 2022
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Staff and students from Francis Holland School Regent’s Park put on fancy dress and took part in a sponsored walk around Regent’s Park to raise money for Secondary1st.  The weather was ideal to enjoy an

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31October

Another NICE Drug

October 31, 2022
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In recently published draft guidance NICE has approved the routine use of another drug combination for some people with secondary breast cancer.  Palbociclib, also known as Ibrance, is a targeted drug made by Pfizer and

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