Do Something
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| Founded | New York |
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| United States | |
| Headquarters | New York |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Founders | Andrew Shue |
| Michael Sanchez | |
| Type of business | Non-profit organisation |
| Key people | Nancy Lublin |
| Aria Finger | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2418927 |
About Do Something
DoSomething is a global non-profit organization with the goal of motivating young people to make positive change both online and offline through campaigns that make an impact. The organization's CEO is Aria Finger.
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... But he said his portrayal of Wonka was aiming to Do Something different...
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... And number two, you cannot train people to Do Something that is illegal in the country...
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... But she seemed satisfied that he would at least put pressure on other parties to Do Something about her problems...
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... When governments (or opposition parties) choose to Do Something by changing something, like putting up or cutting taxes, that makes news...
"Thousands miss the diagnosis of cancer'
Breast cancer screening is only one of many possibilities for the collection of cancer
delays in the diagnosis and treatment of people with cancer to live more lost years than Covid-19, in accordance with one of the leading cancer experts.
A drop-off in screening and recommendations means that the approximately 2700 fewer people are diagnosed every week, Cancer Research UK says.
cancer screening was halted in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland , with a few invitations sent out in England.
people are still advised to contact their GP with worrying symptoms.
But Richard Sullivan, professor of cancer and global health at King's College London, said it was the fear of Covid-19 was more than the cancer at The Moment . To contact with GPs, and more difficult than Normal , this led to a "dramatic drop off" in the case of referrals to specialists, He Said .
"the Majority of modellers in the UK, excess deaths estimate is much more, as we will see, with Covid-19," He Said .
With cancer patients predicts in General a lot younger, Prof Sullivan, "the lost years, the life is pretty dramatic" about "a huge amount of avoidable mortality".
'I don't know if my cancer has not' Maggs Bailey know whether your skin has spread of cancer, because an appointment is cancelledMaggs Bailey, 58, of reading, had removed a mole Last Year and found out it was a melanoma (a type of skin cancer) in February. She had another appointment in April to find out if her cancer had spread.
But she was "really upset" to find out it had been cancelled and No One had contacted to tell her that.
"I kind of swing between feeling quite Positive . to think oh My God , I've run the cancer cells through My Body , and Who Knows what they are doing'. "
Maggs says that she fully understands that the NHS is under immense pressure with coronavirus, But wonder if The Right decisions are made. She is now considering a private Operation.
"will not be able to treatment is I have the feeling that I should be the one to get - I don't really have a choice, But Something Else About That . It is scary. "
Sarah Woolnough, Executive Director of policy at Cancer Research UK, said it was of "great concern" that.
According to the cancer charity:
"Our request is that we return to a kind of normality as soon as possible," She Said .
"the Majority of screening-hub will not send invitations. Although we have not had the official word, the screening is effectively stopped in England. Patients are not seeking help, And Then , if you are referred to, much of the diagnostic activity is on hold. "
With a large number of employees-self-isolate At Home , many cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy have been delayed.
"A lot of services had to be Back - we have seen a dramatic decrease in the level of elective surgery of cancer," Prof Sullivan said.
He Said the huge number of patients are stuck in a backlog, if the cancer services were re-opened, the creation of "an enormous challenge for hospitals".
It could take six to 12 Months for cancer services return to Normal - But Only If the lockdown measures were unlocked "very quickly", He Said .
In The Commons , health Secretary to Matt Hancock said it was not advisable for some cancer treatments, you should go to in case of an epidemic, because of the risks of exposure to The Virus .
'Sustainably'Peter Johnson, NHS clinical director for cancer, said: "Although the NHS is day and night for the management of coronavirus, it is also open to companies which should in other important areas such as diagnosis and treatment of cancer -if you have worrying symptoms, you can still contact your family doctor and referred for further tests. "
"It is important that we will be delayed a safety net in place for people whose diagnosis and treatment, so that, when we come through The Other side of the pandemic, you can have priority as a matter of urgency," said bowel cancer UK chief executive Genevieve Edwards.
She Said the decisions would now be taken certainly "sustainable" for some colon-cancer patients.
coronavirus lockdown measures, cancer, coronavirus pandemic, nhs
Source of news: bbc.com
