{"id":7260,"date":"2026-07-04T09:18:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T08:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bristol\/?p=7260"},"modified":"2026-07-04T20:02:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T19:02:49","slug":"club-meeting-22nd-june-2026-we-welcomed-julie-george-from-cancer-research-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bristol\/2026\/07\/04\/club-meeting-22nd-june-2026-we-welcomed-julie-george-from-cancer-research-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Club Meeting 22nd June 2026: We Welcomed Julie George, from Cancer Research UK."},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bristol\/files\/2026\/07\/club-Meeting-June-2026.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7261\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bristol\/files\/2026\/07\/club-Meeting-June-2026-260x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bristol\/files\/2026\/07\/club-Meeting-June-2026-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bristol\/files\/2026\/07\/club-Meeting-June-2026.jpg 889w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><strong>A severe thunderstorm prevented many members from attending our Club meeting on Monday 22nd\u00a0 June when we welcomed a guest speaker, Julie George, from Cancer Research UK.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"AppleMailSignature\" dir=\"ltr\">Julie gave a talk on the history of Cancer Research explaining that the name of the charity changed to Cancer Research in 2002, from Biology of Cancer funded by Thomas Reid in 1909.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"AppleMailSignature\" dir=\"ltr\">She enlightened us to the apparatus used previously to detect cancer and the equipment used now due to changes in technology.\u00a0 There are over 200 types of cancers and millions of lives have been saved through extensive research. She gave examples of success in the treatment of Cervical Cancer and Prostate Cancer.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"AppleMailSignature\" dir=\"ltr\">Up to \u00a3400 million was spent on Cancer Research in 2025.\u00a0 Julie went on to explain how research is funded by gifts, Wills and donation of memorabilia to be auctioned.<\/div>\n<div id=\"AppleMailSignature\" dir=\"ltr\">She invited the Club to an event in Weston-Super-Mare in October, where the work of Cancer Research will he explained and we\u2019ll have a chance to meet some of the researchers.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"AppleMailSignature\" dir=\"ltr\">Despite a reduced number of members attending, this was a very interactive and cheerful meeting.<\/div>\n<div id=\"AppleMailSignature\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"AppleMailSignature\" dir=\"ltr\">Soroptimist SIGBI @soroptimistgbi #SoroptimistBristol Cancer Research UK #Soroptimists #Womankind Womankind &#8211; Bristol Women&#8217;s Therapy Centre<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A severe thunderstorm prevented many members from attending our Club meeting on Monday 22nd\u00a0 June&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":584,"featured_media":7261,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-club-news","category-programme-action"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Club Meeting 22nd June 2026: We Welcomed Julie George, from Cancer Research UK. | News | Blog | Events | SI Bristol<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SI Bristol : Blog &amp; News : Club Meeting 22nd June 2026: We Welcomed Julie George, from Cancer Research UK. : Keep up to date with the latest news, articles and events from the Soroptimists of SI Bristol . 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