We are delighted to announce that the campaign launch was officially celebrated on Tuesday 23 rd June with a special event at Somerset House . Hosted by our Vice-Chancellor, Don Nutbeam, we welcomed over 100 guests in what turned out to be a successful evening.
Our esteemed panel included Professor Peter Johnson, Professor of Medical Oncology at the University and Chief Clinician of Cancer Research UK, and Dr Mark Porter, Medical Correspondent for The Times and resident doctor on The One Show .
They spoke about the exciting new therapies which mobilise our own immune system to recognise and attack cancers and how these are showing greater success than traditional treatments in many hard to beat cancers. The panel was also joined by one of our clinical trial patients, Julie Davis, who underwent successful immunotherapy treatment for advanced follicular lymphoma in 2011. You can read her full, inspirational story on the websites success pages .
At the end of the event, we shared the campaign’s latest video, thanking all those who have supported the campaign in some way and celebrating being over half way to achieving our final goal of £25m. Please do share it. You can also view a selection of photos from the event on our facebook page .
