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New Leukaemia Vaccine Enters Clinical Trials
New leukaemia vaccine enters clinical trials UK scientists have launched an early clinical trial – phase-II – of a new cancer vaccine designed to help patients with leukemia to fight the disease. The DNA vaccine, which Cancer Research UK scientists helped to develop, is different from vaccines that help to prevent infectious diseases. Instead it is […]
Continue readingAllergy sufferers less likely to develop cancer
People who suffer from allergies are less likely to develop cancer than others, scientists in America have stated. Research carried out by a team at Texas Tech University looked into the possible link between the development of ovarian cancer and allergies to airborne substances. They found that children with allergies to certain airborne particles were 40 […]
Continue readingKatie’s Corner May 2010
Impact Young Heroes has been a constant support for me, my Mum and Dad for the past two years. We wanted to help them raise funds to support other young people with cancer, and decided we would hold an event at some point. In September 2009 my Mum came home from a Church meeting, the […]
Continue readingGuidelines to speed up diagnosis of brain tumours in children
Scientists at Birmingham Children’s Hospital and the Universities of Nottingham and Southampton have developed new guidelines that should help doctors to diagnose brain tumours in children more quickly. At present, children may feel unwell for months before they are diagnosed with a brain tumour. Two recent studies found that UK children with brain tumours may […]
Continue readingKatie’s Corner April 2010: Easter Special
On the 5th February 2007 at 9am my life changed forever. For a few years now I had been working as a care assistant, more recently caring for clients in their own homes, which I loved and I was living independently. I had been having pain in my knee for four to five years and after […]
Continue readingCancer patients miss out on more than £90m in benefits
Over one-third of people with terminal cancer are not getting the benefits to which they are entitled, a study by Macmillan Cancer Support has found. Terminally ill cancer patients should automatically qualify for Disability Living Allowance (DLA) – which helps people meet the extra costs incurred because of disability – and Attendance Allowance (AA) if […]
Continue readingApril 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 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 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 […]
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