Cancerbackup: History

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History of Cancerbackup

This section describes the story of Vicky Clement-Jones, the founder of Cancerbackup.  It also gives a brief history of the charity so far.

A British Medical Journal article Cancer and Beyond, written by Vicky Clement-Jones the year she founded Cancerbackup, is also reproduced here.


Page last modified: 19 February 2007

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