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The charity was founded 1911 [4] as the Society for the Prevention and Relief of Cancer, by Douglas Macmillan following the death of his father from the disease. In 1924, the name was changed to the National Society for Cancer Relief, which it retained until 1989 when it was changed to Cancer Relief Macmillan Fund, later changed again to Macmillan Cancer Relief.
Macmillan Coffee Morning (formerly World's Biggest Coffee Morning) is an annual fundraising event run by Macmillan Cancer Support where people across the UK host and attend Coffee Mornings in aid of Macmillan. Since 1990 it has raised over £310 million for Macmillan. [1]
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The Society became known as the National Society for Cancer Relief, and often shorthand, Cancer Relief. [10] Macmillan retired from running the organisation in 1966, in which year he moved from Sidcup back to Castle Cary. The organisation he founded has since flourished and is today known as Macmillan Cancer Support. [2]
In 1985, he left law for the charity sector, becoming secretary for development at the Sue Ryder Foundation. [5] Between 1990 and 1995, he was Director of UK Operations for the British Red Cross. [4] From 1995 to 2001, he was chief executive of Macmillan Cancer Relief. In July 2001, he returned to the British Red Cross to become its chief ...
Six WNBA networks set ratings records this season, all via Caitlin Clark. When the WNBA's broadcast schedule was announced, the two-time defending champion and title favorite Las Vegas Aces had ...
UCH Macmillan Cancer Centre is a research-led day hospital in Huntley Street in central London. It is the oncology (cancer treatment) wing of University College Hospital , [ 1 ] part of the University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust .
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is an NHS foundation trust based in London, United Kingdom.It comprises University College Hospital, University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street, the UCH Macmillan Cancer Centre, the Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals, the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, the ...