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Dr Stewart Manning has diagnosed many people with leukaemia during his 40 year career.

27 August 2025 Patient

Dr Stewart Manning has diagnosed many people with leukaemia during his 40 year career.

Leukaemia broadly presents in two main forms. Acute leukaemias, such as acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), develop quickly, progress rapidly without treatment, and require urgent, intensive…

“The NHS gave me a new lease of life and I am determined to give something back now.”

22 August 2025 Patient

“The NHS gave me a new lease of life and I am determined to give something back now.”

Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is the most common type of leukaemia. Eight people in the UK are diagnosed with AML every day, often after becoming seriously ill with symptoms such…

“CML changed the whole trajectory of my life.”

20 August 2025 Patient

“CML changed the whole trajectory of my life.”

  Stewart O’Callaghan was living a carefree life in Berlin when leukaemia changed everything. Only 28 years old at the time, little did they know the shock diagnosis and gruelling…

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Cartwheel for a Cure: Join the movement

Cartwheel for a Cure: Join the movement

We’re inviting everyone – young, old, able-bodied and those with disabilities, to cartwheel or perform a similar joyful movement, in any way they can. The campaign aims to raise £200,000…

London Summer Walk: August 2026

London Summer Walk: August 2026

Get your walking shoes on and explore some of the Capital’s less known historic areas with a tour of the ‘gateway to London’ along the Thames’s eastern section. Starting alongside…

North Downs 50: July 2026

North Downs 50: July 2026

We’re back on the North Downs with a fabulous challenge setting out from our Guildford basecamp, and a looped 50 km route which takes in some of the best of…

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