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2010 marks a number of
anniversaries –
* It is Leukaemia Research's 50th* Our 12th London Bikeathon.
* 10 years since the Royal Opera House concerts
* 5 years since the St John Smiths Square concert
Poignantly, this year’s bikeathon takes place on the 11th anniversary of Jamie's death. Had he lived he would be 21 this November.Leukaemia Research has made some major breakthroughs in the last few years especially in the area of targeting treatment more accurately. Some of the money raised in Jamie's name was applied to Minimal Residual Disease research. Dr David Grant, Scientific Director of Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research summarised the research as helping doctors identify children with high-risk disease and also allowing them to identify children who will be cured with less intensive treatment - thereby reducing the gruelling side-effects of aggressive therapy.
Another breakthrough has been identifying why one of the most common drugs doesn't work for up to 20% of children. Jamie was one these 20%. You can see the whole release @ http://www.llresearch.org.uk/en/1/res08jun09.html. We need to raise more funds for the further research needed to turn this new knowledge into more effective treatments for affected children in the future.
This year we will be joined by more than 15 friends and family including Jamie's friend Tom who has ridden with us every year since 1999. The photo is Jamie riding around Battersea Park with Tom's mother having “kicked” Tom off his bike.So please contribute as much as you can to this great cause and help L&LR . ThanksBrian, Jane and Isabel
* It is Leukaemia Research's 50th* Our 12th London Bikeathon.
* 10 years since the Royal Opera House concerts
* 5 years since the St John Smiths Square concert
Poignantly, this year’s bikeathon takes place on the 11th anniversary of Jamie's death. Had he lived he would be 21 this November.Leukaemia Research has made some major breakthroughs in the last few years especially in the area of targeting treatment more accurately. Some of the money raised in Jamie's name was applied to Minimal Residual Disease research. Dr David Grant, Scientific Director of Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research summarised the research as helping doctors identify children with high-risk disease and also allowing them to identify children who will be cured with less intensive treatment - thereby reducing the gruelling side-effects of aggressive therapy.
Another breakthrough has been identifying why one of the most common drugs doesn't work for up to 20% of children. Jamie was one these 20%. You can see the whole release @ http://www.llresearch.org.uk/en/1/res08jun09.html. We need to raise more funds for the further research needed to turn this new knowledge into more effective treatments for affected children in the future.
This year we will be joined by more than 15 friends and family including Jamie's friend Tom who has ridden with us every year since 1999. The photo is Jamie riding around Battersea Park with Tom's mother having “kicked” Tom off his bike.So please contribute as much as you can to this great cause and help L&LR . ThanksBrian, Jane and Isabel