Good Lobby Result

I've just heard that last month's Cancer Research UK Lobby of Parliament achieved a victory for its early diagnosis campaign. £25million will now be made available in 2011/12 to help GPs get direct access to more tests to diagnose cancer.

I'm proud to have been part of this Campaign & am very grateful for all the support I've received from friends old & new. Looks like it may be a Happy New Year indeed!!

LaLupes is Fundraising for AMMF

www.justgiving.com/cholangiocarcinoma - My lovely sister has Cholangiocarcinoma, a cancer of the mucus glands lining the bile ducts. Bile is a fluid which helps us digest food - its main function is to break down fats in food - & the bile ducts are tubes which carry bile from the liver to the small intestine. Because of its "hidden" location - & the fact it's very rare - it tends to be diagnosed too late for surgery to be an option.

The cause of most bile duct cancers is unknown. My aim is to raise awareness of this rare cancer & raise money to fund research into its causes. Ultimately, I hope a simple test will developed so cc can be diagnosed at a much earlier stage.

I'm joining AMMF's fight against this disease for my sister & for everyone affected by Cholangiocarcinoma, whether as patient, carer, family or friend.

Please help AMMF - www.justgiving.com/cholangiocarcinoma

Thank you!! X