Legends Football Academy

Tribute a Legend charity is establishing the Sir Alf Ramsey Legends Football Academy for teens living with cancer.

The academy is free to use and is open to 13-24 years old. The academy will be a truly inspirational and exciting ground breaking support for young adults in Suffolk who have come off cancer treatment.

http://www.thebestof.co.uk/local/ipswich/events/295931/the-sir-alf-ramsey-day

By Gemma O’Reilly , Third Sector Online, 31 March 2011

The Bottom Line

The bowel cancer charity aims to raise awareness of the symptoms of the illness

What is it?

The Bottom Line campaign is launched today to coincide with Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. Beating Bowel Cancer has filmed a three-minute video that shows a man discovering he has the symptoms of bowel cancer. The screen then splits into two and shows alternative outcomes: one in which he goes to the doctor and has treatment; another in which he ignores the symptoms and ends up in hospital.

Delivering on NHS modernisation: Government launches £200 million a year Cancer Drugs Fund, as raft of improvements is rolled out in the new financial year

A £200 million a year Cancer Drugs Fund that will help cancer patients get greater access to cancer drugs their doctors recommend for them, was launched by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley today.

The commencement of the fund follows the successful £50m interim fund that has helped over 2,000 cancer patients from across England gain access to life-extending drugs since October last year.

The Cancer Drugs Fund is just one of a number of commitments made reality today.  From 1 April: