1. Is Do Not Delay! a charity?
- Yes,
Do Not Delay! (Breast Cancer Prevention Programme) is a charity founded
by Public Institution Azzara. Charity was based and registered in
Lithuania in 1997.
2. Why don’t you have a charity
registration number in the UK?
- Do Not Delay! is
based and registered in Lithuania and helps Lithuanian women. A charity
can register in the UK when most of Trustees are residents in the UK,
charity’s accounts are held in the UK, charity’s registered office is
located in the UK. As most of trustees of the charity are residents in
Lithuania, accountants are held in Lithuania and the registered office
is located in Lithuania, Do Not Delay! is a Lithuanian charity.
Although, currently we are seeking to establish a charity in the UK.
It’s still a long way to go and a lot of things need to be done, but we
are positive to reach this goal. At the moment we are looking for
Trustees for our UK charitable organization, people who would like to
support our initiative, to take part in charity meetings and share
ideas. For more information please visit web site http://www.trusteecenter.org/
3.
Why UK people should donate to a charity in Lithuania?
Lithuanian
women have the highest rate of death from breast cancer in Europe and
the Do Not Delay! project is working to improve screening to
catch the disease earlier. However donating is not compulsory and every
citizen can chose who he/she wishes to support: a cancer charity in
Lithuania, a heart charity in England or Northern Ireland or a children
charity in Africa.
4. What does your charity do? How
does Do Not Delay! operate?
Do Not Delay!
runs the Pink Bus, a mobile breast cancer screening unit that travels
all over Lithuania to take the important message about regular breast
screening to all the women it can reach. The Do Not Delay! team
includes professional doctors – specialists of their field who face
breast cancer cases on a daily basis. Do Not Delay! also
organizes seminars for women there they are taught how to take care of
their help and how to perform breast screening and gives advice on the
prevention of breast cancer. In some cases of the disease Do not
Delay! project can help women by providing them with free breast
cancer surgeries.
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'Postcode lottery' over cancer cash
Emergency fund to pay for 'too expensive' cancer drugs
Cancer support charity to cut visits after funding falls
David Cameron accused of 'ditching' cancer treatment guarantees
Health secretary Andrew Lansley promises opportunities for voluntary sector in NHS shake-up
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Breast cancer survivor Sheryl Crow
and the Pink Lotus Breast Center today announced the grand opening of
the Sheryl Crow Imaging Center. A state of the art breast imaging center
featuring the latest advancements in digital screening and diagnostic
imaging technologies.
© 2010 Pink Lotus Breast Center
© 2010 Pink Lotus Breast Center
'Postcode lottery' over cancer cash
Patients hoping to access a new £50 million cancer drugs fund could face a postcode lottery, experts have warned. © 2010 ES London Limited
Emergency fund to pay for 'too expensive' cancer drugs
Cancer
patients denied new treatments because they are too expensive will now
be able to appeal to a £50m government fund to pay for their drugs – a
move that experts said would "overturn" key recommendations by the NHS watchdog, the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Nice).
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Cancer support charity to cut visits after funding falls
A London cancer charity is faced with axing vital home visits for
patients because of a funding crisis. A drop in income from trusts and
donors means the Paul D'Auria Cancer Support Centre, based next to
Clapham Junction station, will have to cut services unless it can
raise £50,000. © 2010 ES London Limited
David Cameron accused of 'ditching' cancer treatment guarantees
Acting Labour leader Harriet Harman accused
the Prime Minister today of "dodging" questions on guarantees over
cancer care. At Commons question time, Ms Harman said Mr Cameron was
"ditching" the guarantee to see a cancer specialist within two weeks but
did not have the "guts to admit it".
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© independent.co.uk
Health secretary Andrew Lansley promises opportunities for voluntary sector in NHS shake-up
The voluntary sector will be at the heart of the government’s plans
to reform the NHS, health secretary Andrew Lansley told delegates at Acevo’s health and
social care conference yesterday.
In a speech to members of the chief executives body, Lansley said the government wanted to decentralise decision-making on healthcare and give local communities more of a say in how services were run.
By Femke Colborne, Third Sector Online,2010
Estrogen-Lowering Drugs Minimize Surgery in Breast Cancer Patients, Study Finds
A nationwide study has confirmed the benefit of giving estrogen-lowering
drugs before surgery to breast cancer patients. The treatment increased
the likelihood that women could undergo breast-conservation surgery,
also called lumpectomy, instead of mastectomy.
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Bone Drug Suppresses Wandering Tumor Cells in Breast Cancer Patients; May Reduce Metastatic Disease
The bone-strengthening drug zoledronic acid (Zometa) can help fight
metastatic breast cancer when given before surgery, suggests research at
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
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Younger Breast Cancer Patients Most Likely To Discontinue Treatment
Half of breast cancer patients stop taking key medications ahead of schedule, a decision that can increase their risk of relapse and death, a new study shows.
The finding underscores the importance of working with patients to reduce side effects, especially at a time when patients are increasingly responsible for their own care, says Jennifer Obel, an American Society of Clinical Oncology breast cancer expert. Fifty cancer drugs are now available as pills that can be taken at home.
Pomegranates may prevent estrogen-driven breast
cancer
(Natural News) Many breast cancers are estrogen-dependent. So a class of
drugs called aromatase inhibitors (AI) that block the synthesis of
estrogen are used by mainstream medical doctors to attempt to slow the
growth of estrogen sensitive breast tumors.
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