A DAD from Bury who has ran seven kilometres a day for a year for Cancer Research UK is set to complete his epic challenge today. Stephen Palmer has run the distance every single day since January 1. That’s the equivalent of more than a marathon a week for an entire year. The 46-year old has run through extreme weather and even completed circuits of his back garden during lockdown to raise more than £2,000 for Cancer Research UK. He was inspired to take on the year-long challenge after his best friend’s wife, Lynda Middleman, was diagnosed with cancer in 2017.
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Donald Reid from Kippford with his wife Fiona.
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RESIDENTS in North Wales are being challenged to kick start the New Year by taking steps to support Cancer Research UK. The charity is urging people to sign up now to Walk All Over Cancer and get sponsored to take 10,000 steps every day for a month. By raising vital funds, people across the region could help to get life-saving research back on track after the impact of Covid-19 - while burning off any excess Christmas calories. Cassandra Miles, Cancer Research UK’s spokesperson for Wales said: “Fundraising has fallen and right now, future research is at risk – that’s why we’re urging as many people as possible to make ‘Walk All Over Cancer’ their New Year’s resolution.
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Cancer cells are known for spreading genetic chaos. As cancer cells divide, DNA segments and even whole chromosomes can be duplicated, mutated, or lost altogether. This is called chromosomal instability, and scientists at Memorial Sloan Kettering have learned that it is associated with cancer s aggressiveness. The more unstable chromosomes are, the more likely that bits of DNA from these chromosomes will end up where they don t belong: outside of a cell s central nucleus and floating in the cytoplasm.
Cells interpret these rogue bits of DNA as evidence of viral invaders, which sets off their internal alarm bells and leads to inflammation. Immune cells travel to the site of the tumor and churn out defensive chemicals. A mystery has been why this immune reaction, triggered by the cancer cells, does not spell their downfall.
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