For the last 2 years I have taken part in a cycling challenge to raise money for One More City, a charity that raises money to fund research into new treatment options for people with secondary breast cancer. To date the charity has raised more than £250,000 which has funded 2 PhD students and is very close to having enough to fund another, its second at the Institute of Cancer Research. My dear friend, Christine O’Connell, set up and runs the charity and is currently living with stage 4 breast cancer. 100% of money raised goes towards funding the research students.

In late September 2023 the next stage starts where we finished in 2022, in Munich. Four days later we arrive in Venice after crossing the Dolomites. It’s going to be a tough, but spectacular few days! We are cycling 563km and climbing 9,043km over the 4 days.

In Christine’s own words:

“In 20-30% of women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer, the disease later spreads to another part of the body – and my hope is that One More City will help find a way to give patients a longer life. By funding a PhD student, we're contributing more than just a piece of equipment – we're helping to give someone a future, and that someone will become a great scientist. My hope is that one day we will be able to say cancer is a chronic disease that you can live with and live well with. I think this is a realistic hope. We are making exciting advances against cancer, which are helping people live longer and better. To continue discovering smarter treatments, we need the very brightest cancer scientists and clinicians.”

I would be so grateful if you could donate to help train the next generation of PhD scientists who will find tomorrow’s cancer treatments.