As you all know, I absolutely love working with Cancer Research UK. I’m very proud to be their ambassador and I absolutely adore all the people I've met through the work I do with them. I fully believe in the charity and I can 100% guarantee that they work tirelessly to reduce the number of cancer related deaths in the UK, to find cures for the disease and to make people more aware of their health to try and prevent people becoming ill in the first place.
CRUK is a strong advocate for personalised medicine, which will hopefully become a brand new way of treating cancer effectively. By understanding more about the genetics behind cancer and how it affects a person’s response to treatment we can help save lives and improve cancer treatment. Personalised medicine is set to be a revolution and will make it possible for doctors to choose the best treatments for each individual patient based on their genetic makeup and the characteristics of the cancer they are suffering from.
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his is why CRUK have set up the Catalyst Club. The Catalyst Club are working hard to raise £10 million to make personalised medicine a reality.The Catalyst Club is unique and allows its members to take an active role in funding research. They have opportunities to meet leading scientists and clinicians, meaning you are right at the heart of the personalised medicine movement.
The Catalyst Club Projects
The Catalyst Club funds three CRUK projects. These projects are incredibly innovative and will help make personalised medicine a reality for cancer sufferers in the UK. These projects are:
Exploration: Genetic Mapping of Oesophageal Cancer – the club will contribute £4.5 million to fund the complete genetic mapping of oesophageal cancer. This will identify faults that drive the growth and development of this cancer, which is incredibly difficult to treat.
Translation: Genomics Initiative – the club will contribute £4 million to fund access to cutting-edge genetic technology for their scientists. This will allow them to answer clinically important questions about cancer genetics.
Application: Stratified Medicine Programme – The club will also contribute £1.5 million to fund this programme which will investigate how to roll out high quality, routine genetic testing to all cancer patients, through the NHS. By linking the genetic information to patient’s treatment history and outcomes it will also provide a wealth of information to feed back into cancer research.
As someone who has lost six family members to cancers caused by genetic mutations, I welcome the Catalyst Club and their work with open arms. I think personalised medicine is absolutely fantastic and I really want to see it happening in the near future. My family is working hard for people suffering from gene mutation with our trust, The George Pantziarka TP53 Trust and it is really great to see other people dedicated to understanding the genetics behind cancer. I think the Catalyst Club will lead to amazing things in the world of cancer treatments and I urge everyone to read into their work and understand how amazing it is.
Please visit their website for more information
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