In April 2013 the Chief Medical Officer identified CUP as a priority for the innovative 100K Genome Project that will sequence the personal DNA code – known as a genome – of up to 100,000 patients to help doctors’ understanding, leading to better and earlier diagnosis and personalised care. The company created to undertake this work called Genomics England (GeL),
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Category Medical
Author John Symons
We support the Bill currently out for consultation before going back to the House of Commons. The essence of the Bill is that it will give doctors legal protection to innovate and therefore change the culture around treating patients with difficult conditions. You can find out more, and support the Bill here: http://saatchibill.tumblr.com/
Just Walk offers people (who want to cover either 10km, 20km, 40km or 60km) a nice day out on 10 May in the Sussex countryside for their chosen charity. It is open to all. We are not organising the walk. It is arranged by Across the Divide and we provide you with the link to their site in case you want to walk for
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The National Cancer Intelligence Network’s latest data published on 23 Jan 14, show that more than half (57%) of newly diagnosed cases of Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP) in England between 2006 and 2010 – presented as an emergency compared to 23% for all cancers. The 1-year survival rates for all CUP patients included in the Routes to Diagnosis study
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Category Medical
Author John Symons
Brian Frost is running the Brighton Marathon on 6 April 2014 in memory of Eddie MacDonald. Please see his Just Giving page.