Running the Half Marathon Ben Palmer & Ehsaan Qureshi Video by Faheem Malik
Pioneers of Radiotherapy Older than the NHS Funded new drugs Linked sun exposure to skin cancer Cured choriocarcinoma , a rare cancer Established a link between smoking and lung cancer Developed hormone treatments Improved the UK’s cervical cancer screening programme
What is cancer? � An uncontrolled growth of cells � Can spread from one part of the body to another-metastasis
How is Cancer detected? � Screening programmes � Some Symptoms: a lump, unexplained weight loss, difficulty swallowing
Usual Treatment � Surgery � Chemotherapy � Radiotherapy
My Story � Uncle, 47 � Very active lifestyle � Diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia � Given just 6 weeks to live � Life ditch bone marrow transplant � Sir Paul Nurse; President of the Royal Society
How can your money help? � Campaign for better lifestyles � Smoking ban in 2007 � Investing in new drugs and treatments � Goals to achieve by 2020 � Decrease risk � Increase survival rate � Raise awareness about lifestyles
https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/benandehsaansrun
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