Make it your challenge, your way, choose between 100km, 50km half challenge or 25km quarter challenge. Date: Sat 7 Sep 2024 – Sun 8 Sep 2024 Location: The South Downs Way Distance: 25, 50 and 100 km Take on some of England’s finest scenery as a walk, jog or a run! An Eastbourne start, up…
Date: Sat 14 Sep 2024 Location: Putney Bridge Distance: 25, 50, 75 and 100 km Walk across the Capital taking in unrivalled views of the skyline from its best vantage point, join 2000 trekkers as they walk across the Capital, starting out from Putney Bridge – it’s East towards the City, zig-zagging over the array…
Calling all thrill seekers to take part in the most popular event in the MPN Voice fundraising calendar. This iconic event abseiling 160 feet down the side of St Thomas’ Hospital gives unforgettable views of London’s landscape and creates memories you will cherish forever! It takes place during Blood Cancer Awareness Month, making the challenge…
Date: Sun 13 Oct 2024 Location: through 4 of London’s leafy parks Booking fee: £25 Fundraising goal: £350 Challenge level: Moderate to hard Distance: 13.1 miles The Royal Parks Half Marathon is one of the most beautiful half marathons in the running calendar. The stunning 13.1-mile route runs through four of London’s leafy Royal Parks…
Attention everyone! The government has confirmed there will be an Autumn 2023 COVID booster campaign. Those eligible for an Autumn 2023 booster are: All adults aged 65 years and over Residents in a care home for older adults People aged 6 months to 64 years in a clinical risk group, as laid out in the…
This online forum focussed on updates and latest research in MPNs from the ASH (American Society of Hematology) annual meeting held in Dec 2022. The talks were presented by: Professor Claire Harrison, Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital, London and Professor Adam Mead, University of Oxford. About ASH – with more than 18,000 members from nearly…
The video of the MPN Voice patients’ ‘virtual’ forum, held on Thu 12 Jan 23, is now available to view. This online forum focused on Menopause, HRT and MPNs, with guest speaker Debra Holloway, Nurse Consultant Gynaecology, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. Also on the panel were Prof Claire Harrison and ANP Claire…
The MPN Voice Fundraising Team would like to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who took part in fundraising events and made donations in 2022, and to all your amazing supporters for their generosity. We were delighted that 2022 saw the return to some amazing fundraising events, as we, with caution, started to return…
Antibody and antiviral treatments for people with blood cancer (updated 22 April 2022) People with blood cancer, which does include people with a MPN (who are taking medication for their MPN – aspirin alone does not count) can now access the latest covid treatments after a positive lateral flow test, rather than having to wait for…
As of 21 February 2022 the JCVI recommends that people aged 12 and above who have blood cancer – MPN – should have five vaccine doses (three primary doses and two boosters). Blood cancer and immunosuppression Most people who are living with blood cancer have a weakened immune system, which makes it harder to fight…