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Virus-free ‘hubs’ to take over cancer care as referrals drop

Focus groups have found that both fear of catching the virus and concern not to overwhelm the NHS have put people off seeking care.

Red Trouser Day 2020 Campaign is Launched Virtually with Poems, Music and a Video

Last night (22nd April) saw the launch of the 2020 Red Trouser Day Campaign and we hope that social distancing allows some of our events to proceed.

RTD Patient Coffee Meeting Notes (16th April 2020)

The latest news from the Clinicians & a call for “What I Wish I’d Known” video volunteers

Royal Marsden Cancer Hub to keep services going during Covid-19 Outbreak

Message from one of the leading Bowel Cancer Surgeons in the Royal Marsden Hospital in London; “Please update RTD community to say that The Royal Marsden has been chosen by…

Invitation to a Red Trouser Day Coffee Mug Morning, 2nd April at 10.10am

We know that these are worrying times, especially for those of us undergoing treatment or for whom treatment finished only a short while ago. We know too that you will have…

RTD is supporting the 1st Bowel Cancer Symposium between Imperial College and John Hopkins

Meet Aishani, the Red Trouser Day sponsored Research Student working on Klotho

Please meet Aishani, for whom Red Trouser Day is sponsoring to conduct the research on the possible properties of the Klotho protein which could potentially transform bowel cancer. Aishani says…

Communicate Kent raises monies for Red Trouser Day

Communicate Kent raises monies for Red Trouser Day During the pre-Christmas period in the Kent office of Communicate Kent, Mark Styles and the team ran a snowball throwing competition to…

Donations to Royal Marsden Cancer Research Top £100k

The Trustees of Red Trouser Day are very proud with this letter of thanks from the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.

Red Trouser Day Grants £50k to seed fund a kidney protein project

Last week Red Trouser Day rounded the 2019 campaign by making a £28k donation to the The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, nicely presented by Sir Ken Olisa our inspirational patron.

Red Trouser Day Funds Bowel Cancer Patient for Great Escape Weekend

RTD funds its first bowel cancer patient to attend a Great Escape Weekend, ran by the Shine charity, to support them with the life changing impact of their cancer and…

Red Trouser Day funds early research into a potent natural tumour suppressor

Red Trouser Day funds Dr Aishani Sachdeva to explore the function of klotho in the prevention and early detection of colorectal cancer.