Thanks for visiting my fundraising page.

I am running 10k for Cancer Research UK.

I wont be wrong in assuming that we all know of someone very close to us who had or has cancer and was taken away from us. My grandpa was one of them!

How common is cancer?

• There are more than 200 types of cancer, each with different causes, symptoms and treatments.
• There are around 293,600 new cases of cancer diagnosed each year in the UK.
• Every two minutes someone is diagnosed with cancer in the UK.
• More than 1 in 3 people will develop some form of cancer during their lifetime.
• Breast, lung, bowel and prostate cancers together account for over half of all new cancers each year.
• Cancer can develop at any age, but is most common in older people. Around three-quarters of cases occur in people aged 60 and over.
• Around one per cent of cancers occur in children, teenagers and young adults.
• Overall cancer incidence rates have increased by one quarter since 1975 but have remained fairly stable over the past decade.
• There have been increases in the incidence of potentially avoidable cancers such as malignant melanoma (skin), uterine (womb) and kidney cancers.
• Over the last decade the incidence rate of stomach cancer has decreased for both sexes. Cervical cancer in women is decreasing and the male lung cancer incidence rates decreased by a fifth.
• Worldwide there were around 11 million new cases of cancer in 2002 and a quarter of these were in Europe.
• Cancer is the number one fear for the British public, topping the list over Alzheimer's, heart attack and terrorism.

So please sponsor me, my target is only £100 (mainly because i have many more events still to come and dont want you to be out of pocket so soon). All your money is going towards a great cause...and you know it.
Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Cancer Research UK gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.

So please sponsor me now!

Thanking you

Bless

- Jawed