by Kate Robinson | Apr 19, 2024 | MCCU Staff Stories
I think the units are brilliant. I get to see first hand how stress and worry melts away It’s not unusual for patients attending the mobile cancer care unit operated by the Norwich University Hospital in Norfolk to show an eagerness for the 10.30am appointments....
by Kate Robinson | Apr 18, 2024 | Gloucestershire, Patient Stories
It sounds a bit strange, but I don’t feel like I’m a cancer sufferer when I attend the unit. Liza was diagnosed two years ago after she slipped and broke her neck in the garden. After further investigations in hospital, they found that she had small cell...
by Kate Robinson | Apr 16, 2024 | Patient Stories, West Suffolk
My treatment has only taken 45 minutes to an hour, which is still a pretty quick process Alan, who lives in Sudbury, was diagnosed in March 2021 with terminal lung cancer, and was given a prognosis of two years to live. He recalls: “I was put on a course of chemo at...
by Kate Robinson | Apr 16, 2024 | Patient Stories, South Wiltshire
…it’s worth coming here. It’s like we’re having a coffee but with an extra side treatment of chemo! “I can’t praise it highly enough. It’s just an amazing service and I’m so grateful for it,” says Sally, 56, when asked about...
by Kate Robinson | Apr 16, 2024 | Patient Stories, West Suffolk
…it’s really convenient to just park on the same site as Tesco. It works really well. Liz, who is retired and lives just outside Newmarket, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2017. She recalls: “I’d had symptoms for a while, mainly bloating in my stomach....
