Tag Archives: leukemia
On BBC Radio York with Jonathan Cowap Today!
Catch up on my interview on Jonathan Cowap’s morning show at BBC Radio York today. Starts 1 hour 6 minutes in to programme. Online on iPlayer for 7 days so listen quick! Thank you Jonathan for the support and help!
One Week To Go For The Pennine Way Challenge!
The start of my Pennine Way challenge is fast approaching and with a hectic last few weeks of organisation and training walks things seem to be on track! I am absolutely delighted to have Paul Courtney on board for the … Continue reading
New Press Release – Easingwold Leukaemia Patient Going The Extra Mile To Beat Blood Cancer
An Easingwald leukaemia patient, who joined Sir Ian Botham on the cricket legend’s walk for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research earlier this month, is preparing to take his fundraising for the blood cancer charity a step further. Harvey Greenwood, 39, has … Continue reading
Walking with Sir Ian Botham in Manchester on Beefy’s 2010 Forget Me Not Walk
We could not have woken early morning to a better day – glorious sunshine and not a cloud in the sky – for the trip across the Pennines to meet up with Sir Ian Botham on the first day on … Continue reading
It Was 9 Years Ago Today….
March 5th 2001, 9 years ago today – a life changing day in so many ways. D-day, or diagnosis day for my leukaemia. It is now a day I utilise not for partying but for reflection and to enjoy the … Continue reading
NICE deny Leukaemia Patients Life Saving Cancer Drugs
NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) have recently returned their provisional results on Nilotinib and Dasatinib as alternative therapy for Imatinib (Glivec / Gleevec) intolerant patients. Basically they are denying these patients a chance of life on what … Continue reading
Walking with Sir Ian Botham
The PR team have been in full swing with an article in the York Press on Thursday 18th February, page 16, titled ‘Striding Out With Beefy’. As part of my fundraising I will be walking with Sir Ian in Manchester … Continue reading
CML – NICE – epetition response – Dasatinib (DS) & Nilotinib (NL)
Just a quick post to show the reply to 10 Downing Street’s latest reply to the Dasatinib and Nilotinib petiton and challenge to acceptance as 2nd line therapy for resistant / intolerant Imatinib (aka Glivec, Gleevec). I am not going … Continue reading
Filed under chronic myeloid leukaemia, gleevec, glivec, imatinib, leukaemia, leukaemia research
Understanding CML, Glivec, PCR results and where I fit in.
I have many questions asked around what is Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML), Glivec (aka. Gleevec, Imatinib, STI571) what are my results and how are they measured. Dr Brian J Druker whom was instrumental in the development of Glivec did a … Continue reading
