07April

Up in the Air

April 07, 2021
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Tim is planning to do something he’s never done before to raise funds for Secondary1st and increase awareness of secondary breast cancer; he’s going to skydive 10,000 feet from a plane.  It will take about

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07April

A More Efficient Treatment Method

April 07, 2021
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The NHS in England is introducing a more efficient way of administering a treatment for HER2 positive early and metastatic breast cancer.  The new treatment is called Phesgo and is a combination of Perjeta (pertuzumab)

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01March

A Nice recommendation

March 01, 2021
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Nice, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, has recommended the use of ribociclib, also known as Kisqali for routine use by the NHS in England and Wales, after it was originally made available

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19February

A video message from Dr Seth Coffelt

February 19, 2021
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Dr Coffelt and his team at the Beatson Institute of the University of Glasgow are investigating the role of a type of immune cell called gamma delta T cells in helping breast cancer spread through

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19February

A message from Dr Klaus Pors

February 19, 2021
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Dr Pors and his team at the Institute of Cancer Therapeutics at the University of Bradford received a grant from Secondary1st in October 2019, but the lab was closed for a large part of 2020. 

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25January

Tailored Treatments

January 25, 2021
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NHS England has announced that it is rolling out a new blood test which aims to detect whether some cancer patients are genetically prone to experience more serious effects from some chemotherapy treatments.  These treatments

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25January

Sharon’s story

January 25, 2021
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Sharon was 45 when she was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. She was immediately booked in for a single mastectomy, followed by a course of chemo sessions and radiotherapy. On the day of her

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20January

Secondary1st Research Grant

January 20, 2021
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Thanks to our wonderful Donors and Fundraisers Secondary1st has been able to make a second grant of  £65,000 to the research project led by Dr Seth Coffelt at the Beatson Institute at the University of

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21October

Cake Raffle in Hampshire

October 21, 2020
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Kelly got together with her friend Danielle, who runs a cake business, to raise money for Secondary1st during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  They are holding a cake raffle with tickets available until the end of

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12October

Pink Pies in Singapore

October 12, 2020
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The Gourmet Pie Company in Singapore are baking pink pies and holding special pie tasting parties to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  They will donate a percentage of their sales to Secondary1st, but please note

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