Nigel, as Chair of ESRT, has prepared a brief annual report to keep you up-to-date with the achievements of the part year. The charitable trust was formally created through the Declaration of Trust Deed signed by its eight trustees on 21st June 2011. We’ve had a fantastic first year, massively exceeding all of our expectations, [...]
Charity events which travel no further than the gym are increasingly popular, particularly with the impending Olympics driving more and more people to improve their fitness. When I found out that a family friend in the Army had helped row the notional distance from Afghanistan to Britain, I wanted to do something similar with the [...]
The Ewing’s Sarcoma Research Trust participated in a Dragon Boat Festival at Bewl Water, on the 17th and 18th of September to mark the start of our fundraising initiatives! The Trust managed to get together five teams - each of 17 participants - with the aim of raising £5,000, a preqrequisite of registering with the [...]
Research published today in Science journal demonstrates a genetic link between Ewing’s Sarcoma, melanoma (skin cancer) and glioblastomas (brain cancer). Researchers at Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, found defective copies of a gene called STAG2 in 21% of Ewing’s Sarcomas, 19% of glioblastomas and 19% of melanoma. A researcher said “mutations in STAG2 appear [...]
