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 | Children with leukaemia to join Beefy's legendary walk |
| |  | | Sir Ian Botham met up with 10 children with leukaemia who will join him in each of the towns he will visit on his special 25th anniversary to beat childhood leukaemia in April. | | Release date: 4 March 2010 |  |
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| HRH Prince Harry welcomes Dallaglio Cycle Slam |
| |  | | HRH Prince Harry, Vice Patron of the Rugby Football Union (RFU), greeted Lawrence Dallaglio on Friday 26 February as the former England Rugby player and World Cup winner reached Twickenham Stadium having cycled more than 1,700km through Europe on the Dallaglio Cycle Slam. | | Release date: 1 March 2010 | |
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| Pub pours in pounds against blood cancers |
| |  | | A Kent pub has smashed its fundraising target for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research after a packed year of charity events. When the Chequer Inn in Ash re-opened in November 2008, staff and customers nominated Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research as its Charity of the Year and an initial target of £1,500 was set. | | Release date: 25 Feb 2010 | |
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| Combination of contraceptive and fat-busting drugs shown to be a potentially effective cancer treatment |
| |  | | The combination of a cholesterol-lowering drug and a contraceptive drug has been shown in a UK clinical trial to be potentially safer and more effective at treating certain leukaemia patients than conventional chemotherapy. | | Release date: 12 Jan 2009 | |
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| Genetic Factors Can Increase Leukaemia Risk Seven-Fold |
| |  | | Scientists have found four new regions of the genome that increase the risk of a common blood cancer, according to results published in the journal Nature Genetics. | | Release date: 11 Jan 2009 | |
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| Southampton researchers make breakthrough in most common type of leukaemia |
| |  | | Researchers at the University of Southampton have announced exciting progress in the understanding of how the genetic makeup of patients with leukaemia can affect how they respond to treatment. | | Release date: 08 Dec 2009 | |
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