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April 2010 Newsletter
Welcome to this very special Easter edition of the newsletter. This newsletter is also dedicated to a very special young man called Alex Albiston who sadly passed away March 13th. All the staff and volunteers at Young Heroes have been rocked by the loss of Alex, and are deeply saddened that cancer has taken the […]
Continue readingKatie’s Corner March 2010
Most people (including me before chemotherapy) assume chemotherapy means losing your hair and feeling sick, how totally wrong could I be! Not only did I lose my hair, feel sick and put on about 5 stone I also encountered symptoms that a 22 year old would have nightmares about; My mum preparing to shave my […]
Continue readingNew guidance hopes to improve cervical cancer diagnosis in young women
New guidance has been produced to help GPs identify symptoms of cervical cancer and facilitate early diagnosis of the disease in young women. In England, screening for cervical cancer starts at age 25. Cervical cancer is rare in young women but GPs still need to be aware of the symptoms so that they know when […]
Continue readingAdam Barrett’s Story
“When I was first diagnosed, with youth on my side and an excellent prognosis, I had surprisingly few worries about the 6 cycles of chemo and the week of radiotherapy, which looked likely to be all I would need at this stage. Apart from the pain in my arm felt when the chemotherapy was administered, […]
Continue readingFebruary 2010 Newsletter
Welcome to the February edition of the makeabigdifference newsletter, Impact Young Heroes’ very own one stop shop for all of our latest, news and events. In this edition we continue to look at statistics and facts about the common cancers affecting young people. Absent from this months newsletter is Katie’s Corner, but worry not, Katie […]
Continue readingCancers which are most common in children and young people (continued)
Welcome back to the final instalment of this two part special, highlighting some of the cancers which are most common amongst young people and factual information including statistics, common myths and treatments. Research indicates that adolescent growth spurts, hormones and other growth and development factors are amongst the most probable causes of cancer that affect […]
Continue readingJanuary 2010 Newsletter
Welcome to the January edition of the makeabigdifference newsletter. Firstly I would like to wish you all a very pleasant and prosperous New Year and I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and enjoyed all the festivities. Kicking off this first 2010 newsletter is the story of a wonderful young woman called Jen who later […]
Continue readingGovernment to ban under 18’s using sunbeds
Under- 18’s in England and Wales could be banned from using sunbeds as rates of skin cancer continue to rise. The government-backed proposal was announced last week and follows the Scottish ban which came into effect last year. The plan’s were welcomed by Cancer Research UK who recently announced alarming figures showing that people who […]
Continue readingNissar Bahadur’s Story: The inspiration for Impact Young Heroes
Nissar was a trainee working for Impact, the charitable organisation. He proved to be a talented, thoughtful and hardworking young man who made a lasting impression on everyone he had close contact with, both in his professional and personal life. In early 2004 he developed a stomach complaint which progressively got worse. To everyone’s shock, […]
Continue readingKim’s Story
Kim Leeming lost her mother to the Von Hippel-Lindau condition (abbreviated VHL) when she was only 3 years old. At the time there wasn’t much information and not very many cases when her mother was suffering with this type of disease. Unfortunately she was only diagnosed a few months before she passed away. VHL is […]
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