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One major difference between cancer cells and normal healthy cells is how they use sugar. Cancer cells show enhanced uptake and use of glucose to both generate energy and to supply all the building blocks needed to rapidly make new cancer cells. p53, also known as ‘the guardian of the genome’ because it protects against …
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The wonderful Alex Hollywood has exclusively shared her delicious chocolate orange cheesecake to support Against Breast Cancers Breast Tea Ever campaign. Alex, author of many cookbooks including ‘Cooking Tonight’, shared the recipe with her Instagram followers and said: The wonderful people at Against Breast Cancer have organised a tea party event to raise funds for …
Read moreWelcome to our new-look newsletter ‘Together’, we hope you find it an informative read and you enjoy the inspirational stories submitted by the supporters who have taken the time to share them with us. Due to the current lockdown measures in place we have taken the decision to send this issue of Together in an …
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Post-doctoral researcher Dr Lewis Quayle has spent his time in the laboratory of Professor Ingunn Holen (Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield) specialising in studies of dormant (non-dividing) breast cancer cells that survive chemotherapy and are responsible for breast cancer returning after treatment. Dr Quayle and Professor Holen have recently been awarded further …
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The 2.6 Challenge – to save the UK’s charities! With many fundraising events being cancelled due to devastating effects of Covid-19, a national campaign has been launched called the 2.6 Challenge to help Save the UK’s Charities! We need your support! There are so many ways you can get involved, even if you are not …
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