Author Archives: helen
AMMF & The London Marathon
AMMF is a Silver Bond holder with the Virgin London Marathon, which sounds good, but actually means we have just one guaranteed place every five years! So, each year we need runners who are successful in the ballot to come forward … Continue reading
Sharon and the Dorset Echo
Sharon Solomon is courageously using her personal experience of cholangiocarcinoma to raise awareness in the Dorset area, and to fundraise for AMMF to support research. A fundraising Golf Day, organised by Sharon and held at the Wessex Golf Centre in … Continue reading
CC in the Daily Express
During February, which was AMMF’s designated Cholangiocarcinoma Awareness Month, AMMF supporter Malcolm Robinson, who has undergone CC surgery and chemotherapy, and Dr Shahid Khan, Clinical Senior Lecturer & Consultant Physician at Imperial College London and advisor to AMMF, were both interviewed … Continue reading
John’s Biomarker Award
or Diagnosing cholangiocarcinoma with a urinary dipstick … The Institute of Global Health Innovation hosted its first Student Challenge Awards on 21 March and, despite facing incredibly tough competition, John Chetwood, a fifth year medical student at Imperial College was … Continue reading
International CC Guidelines
ICLA Plans International Guidelines on Cholangiocarcinoma There is often considerable confusion over the treatment paths for cholangiocarcinoma that seem to differ from country to country. It is, therefore, very welcome news that The International Liver Cancer Association are producing their … Continue reading
CC Meeting Report
NCRI* Hepatobiliary subgroup meeting 1st March and subsequent meeting with Professor John Primrose, 7th March 2012. AMMF has been asked to become a member of the NCRI Hepatobiliary subgroup in order to represent cholangiocarcinoma patients. Amongst those attending the meeting … Continue reading
Sharon talks to Wessex FM
Sharon Solomon has courageously used her personal experience of cholangiocarcinoma to raise awareness in the Dorset area. In an interview with Wessex FM, Sharon described her own journey through her diagnosis of CC, her surgery, and now as she waits … Continue reading
AMMF, CC and the Yorkshire Post!
Awareness Month got off to an excellent start with several press and radio interviews lined up, including one for the Daily Express. AMMF supporter and campaigner, Malcolm Robinson, was interviewed by the Yorkshire Post, and it was a real boost to … Continue reading
CC Awareness Month Press Release
AMMF has now circulated a press release throughout the UK, announcing that this coming February is Cholangiocarcinoma Awareness Month, and launching the charity’s new CChallenge for 2012. To download the press release, click here … Continue reading
Introducing AMMF’s Research Fellow
AMMF was delighted to report a few months ago that it had been agreed with Imperial College that the charity would fund a Research Fellowship for a year. Dr Abigail Zabron has now begun her research work and has written … Continue reading
