Monthly Archives: October 2011

October 2011 Newsletter Impact Young Heroes

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

Happy Halloween everyone and welcome to our October edition of the makeabigdifference newsletter.

In this months newsletter we take a look at the latest cancer news which focuses on the link between phones and cancer.

The Institute of Cancer Epidemiology … Read the rest

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Fundraising ideas: Halloween

Posted on October 4, 2011 by


31st October 2011

Coming up with good Halloween Fundraisers is not difficult.

It’s one of those annual events that nearly everyone enjoys and is a perfect opportunity to raise money for Impact Young Heroes.

Halloween falls on the 31st … Read the rest

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Teenage BMI associated with future risk of cancer death in men

Posted on October 4, 2011 by

Men who are overweight at age 18 may be more likely to die from cancer in later life than those who are a healthy weight in early adulthood, UK and US scientists have found. 

Researchers from the Medical Research Council, … Read the rest

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New insight into how alcohol is linked to breast and liver cancers

Posted on October 4, 2011 by

A US laboratory study has revealed how the breakdown of alcohol in human cells results in DNA damage that causes cell changes linked to cancer.

The study shows how researchers are homing in on the way alcohol is linked to several cancers, … Read the rest

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Beat cancer with nutrition: Watercress

Posted on October 4, 2011 by

Watercress is often placed to the side of a plate as a decorative garnish, but it has been revered for its health properties for centuries.

The father of medicine, Hippocrates, is believed to have located his first hospital close to … Read the rest

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