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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


  1. Running the Half Marathon Ben Palmer & Ehsaan Qureshi Video by Faheem Malik

  2. 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

  3. What is cancer? � An uncontrolled growth of cells � Can spread from one part of the body to another-metastasis

  4. How is Cancer detected? � Screening programmes � Some Symptoms: a lump, unexplained weight loss, difficulty swallowing

  5. Usual Treatment � Surgery � Chemotherapy � Radiotherapy

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/benandehsaansrun

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