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Bringing cancer care closer

One in two people will develop some form of cancer in their lifetime. Cancer care often means long and frequent trips to hospital.

Hope for Tomorrow helps the NHS to bring cancer services closer to patients with our mobile cancer care units, making their lives that much easier at a difficult time.

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Bringing cancer care closer

One in two people will develop some form of cancer in their lifetime. Cancer care often means long and frequent trips to hospital.

Hope for Tomorrow helps the NHS to bring cancer services closer to patients with our mobile cancer care units, making their lives that much easier at a difficult time.

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Bringing cancer care closer

On average, the patients who visit our mobile units for their cancer care could save:

396 miles of travel, 61 hours of treatment and waiting time and £176 in transport and parking costs.

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Bringing cancer care closer

One in two people will develop some form of cancer in their lifetime. Cancer care often means long and frequent trips to hospital.

Hope for Tomorrow helps the NHS to bring cancer services closer to patients with our mobile cancer care units, making their lives that much easier at a difficult time.

make a donation

Mobile cancer care in the community

This video was produced by Talking Pulse.

Every day, Hope for Tomorrow’s mobile cancer care units travel to local communities, transforming how patients receive cancer care – closer to home or work, with less stress and more dignity. 

On 8th October 2025, we brought one of our units to London, giving supporters the chance to step on board and see first-hand how our service is changing lives. These mobile units offer vital services and treatments like chemotherapy, hormone therapy, PICC line maintenance and blood tests in a comfortable, familiar setting – operated by NHS teams in partnership with local trusts. 

Every unit we provide means less travel, less stress, and more time for what matters most.

 Your support keeps us on the road. Please donate today. 

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My treatment on the mobile unit couldn’t be more different. It has now become a part of my normal routine and overall, it is relatively stress free.

It seems less of a big thing going to the mobile unit for my treatment. Somehow the unit manages to normalise it.

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Sheenagh Stapleton

Support us

Perhaps you’re looking to raise money by completing your own challenge, like a marathon, or you want to host an event for Cuppa for Cancer Care? Maybe you’d like to volunteer your time. Or if you’re an organisation you could help us with corporate sponsorship or have Hope for Tomorrow as your charity of the year? However you choose to help, you’ll make a difference.

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Support us by donating

Making a one-off or regular donation, is easy to do online or you can always get in touch with our team if you need any help. You can also leave a gift in your will or celebrate someone’s memory by setting up a tribute page. Don’t forget to use Gift Aid to make your donation go further!

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Support us by fundraising

Take a look at our A to Z of fundraising ideas for some inspiration. Take part in one of our planned events or let us know if you want to organise your own. There’s our annual Cuppa for Cancer Care too and don’t forget that you can run a Facebook fundraiser in the run-up to your birthday.

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Get your company involved

If you’re looking for your next charity of the year, we’d love to be considered as your partner. We’re always keen to attract sponsors for our events and activities too but you may also wish to help by providing pro bono support or even host a Hope for Tomorrow clothing bank.

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Support us in other ways

Did you know about the Hope for Tomorrow lottery? You could win up to £25,000 while supporting us. Do you have any clothes you no longer need? Taking them to one of our clothing banks so that your clothes go on to help people with cancer. If you’re interested in volunteering for us we’d also love to hear from you.

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Mobile cancer care in numbers

15%

of all oncology department activity across our trust partners takes place on board our mobile cancer care units

27,124

patient visits took place on our units last year

97%

of patients found it more convenient to have their cancer care on a mobile unit

16.7

average travel miles saved per visit

96%

of patients rate their experience on board a mobile unit as 5 out of 5

2.6

average number of hours saved per visit

£7.60

patients save an average of £7.60 on things like parking and fuel per visit

84%

of patients found parking more convenient when attending appointments at their local mobile cancer care unit

£212

the daily cost to keep a unit on the road

Our supporters

Cuppa for Cancer Care

Cuppa for Cancer Care brings people together. Host a coffee morning, afternoon tea or bake sale to help us bring cancer care closer to the patients that need it. 

The next Cuppa for Cancer Care event will be in 2026.  

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