Tag: Cancer Research UK

10-year old cancer survivor shows how far she’s come on Natural History Museum ice rink

Stuart Mitchell

On Wednesday 29 November, 10-year-old cancer survivor and aspiring figure skater, Georgia Hillman from Dundee, Scotland, showed just how talented she is by performing on the Natural History Museum Ice Rink, London, with former Dancing on Ice Star, Frankie Seaman. Georgia, from Dundee, glided beautifully on the ice, spun to festive songs and showed Frankie how far she has come since being diagnosed with cancer just before her first birthday. As a Star Award winner herself, the experience was organised to mark the launch of this year’s Cancer Research UK Kids…

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Charities say thanks for #GivingTuesday

Stuart Mitchell

#GivingTuesday has been a great success this year, and here are some of the tweets from the charities who have benefitted. Cancer Research UK Maybe you signed up to volunteer, maybe you donated, or maybe you visited your local shop. Whatever you did on #GivingTuesday, @CRUKHorshamWest want to say thanks! pic.twitter.com/H5CFTNfmvP — Cancer Research UK (@CR_UK) November 28, 2017 Fareshare Shout out for all who participated in #NationalGivingDay If you haven't volunteered already, you can still help @FareShareUK by donating food on Thurs 30th, Fri 1st & Sat 2nd in…

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Brave women stand up to cancer and bare their mastectomy scars

Stuart Mitchell

Fourteen women who were diagnosed with breast cancer, including some who are still receiving treatment, have taken part in a photo shoot for Stand Up To Cancer, showing their mastectomy scars in a series of gritty and honest portraits. The project, called ‘Mastectomy’, has been released as part of the Stand Up To Cancer campaign and marks the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Launched in the UK in 2012, Stand Up To Cancer is a joint fundraising campaign from Cancer Research UK and Channel 4, raising money to support…

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Women with disabilities may be missing out on cancer screening

Stuart Mitchell

Women with disabilities are a third less likely to participate in breast cancer screening and a quarter less likely to take part in bowel cancer screening compared to women reporting no disabilities, according to a new paper published in the British Journal of Cancer  by researchers from the University of Oxford. More than a fifth of the nearly 500,000 women who were offered breast or bowel cancer screening reported some disability; difficulties with mobility were the most commonly reported. Women with two or more disabilities were less likely to take…

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Celebrities urge the UK to join the rebellion against cancer

Stuart Mitchell

Stars of the stage and screen join forces and channel their inner rebel to launch Stand Up To Cancer, a joint fundraising campaign from Cancer Research UK and Channel 4. “We’re making huge progress and this is just the start. We hope that people across the UK will be inspired by our brilliant celebrity supporters to get involved, join the rebellion and stop cancer in its tracks.” – Rachel Carr, Stand Up To Cancer Launched in the UK in 2012, Stand Up To Cancer raises money to support game-changing cancer research…

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