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The MCBC Fund was set up in November 2003 following the death of Mark Cross,
aged 42, of Bone Cancer. Mark died at the beginning of September 2003, nearly
two years after he received this diagnosis.
Bone Cancer is a rare but highly aggressive cancer. The treatment is very harsh.
Extensive research is needed for these rare cancers, so more can be learnt
about them, to find better treatments and ultimately provide a more positive
prognosis.
Bone Cancer is a rare but highly aggressive cancer. The treatment is very harsh.
Extensive research is needed for these rare cancers, to learn more about them,
find better treatments and ultimately provide a more positive prognosis.
Together with trustees for the University College London Hospitals' [UCLH]
Charities, Mrs Jill Cross soon set up the Mark Cross Bone Cancer Fund. Mark’s
oncologist, Dr Jeremy Whelan, senior consultant medical Oncologist at the
Meyerstein Institute of Oncology at University College Hospital [UCH], will use
the Fund for research; Dr Whelan is one of very few experts in this country on
bone cancer. The money we raise both helps finance research into bone cancer,
and also raises public awareness of this cruel disease. In June 2005, thanks to
many people's contributions and committed fund raising, the Mark Cross Bone
Cancer Fund presented £36,000 to Dr Jeremy Whelan, who spoke about bone cancer
and the specific research project the Fund supports, mainly in the form of
providing the salary of a researcher. This has enabled real progress in
laboratory work, which hopefully will transfer into better treatments. At Jan
2009, the Fund has raised another £40,000 plus. This has been earmarked to help
fund necessary start-up equipment for a new affiliated lab devoted solely to
bone sarcoma research at UCLH.
Mark Cross was a remarkable person who showed so much courage, bravery and
determination throughout his illness. He never lost his wicked sense of humour
and was always positive despite several setbacks, and the dreadful side effects
of his treatment. He was generous, confident, ambitious, loved life and lived it
to the full. Mark achieved more in his 42 years than many during a much longer
lifetime. He enriched the lives of those who knew him and he left a legacy and
an attitude to life that we will learn from and remember.
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