Jan 30, 2024 | Gloucestershire, Patient Stories
Peter, who is 64 and now retired, reflects on when he was first diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2019: “I had a major operation and was then put on a course GemCap (a combination of gemcitabine and capecitabine). Because this consisted of a tablet once a day for...
Jan 16, 2024 | mobile cancer care unit staff stories
Because we offer a small, intimate environment for treatment, it is much easier to put people at ease. The first-time chemo nurse Sarah Bamford went out on the mobile cancer care unit, she knew immediately that it was what she wanted to do. Currently she works as a...
Jan 12, 2024 | Charity News
In 100 days’ time, British endurance racing star Darren Turner will participate in his fourth London Marathon as he aims to raise £5,000 for Gloucestershire-based Hope for Tomorrow, which provides mobile cancer care units for NHS Trusts around the UK. Turner, who is a...
Jan 11, 2024 | Charity News
A warm embrace for our new corporate partner in 2024 Hope for Tomorrow are delighted to share that we have been selected as the official charity partner of Cotswold Heating Solutions for 2024. It’s wonderful that the importance of our work is recognised by another...
Jan 4, 2024 | Charity News
A specially designed, charity-funded mobile cancer care unit offers great advantages for patients and staff alike Working in partnership with NHS trusts is crucial to making sure our mobile units continue to help bring cancer treatment to more patients in more...
Dec 14, 2023 | Charity News
Giving Big with the Big Give ‘Tis the season, so they say, the giving season. As we approached 2023’s festive season, Hope for Tomorrow embraced the spirit of giving and we launched our Christmas campaign, built upon the Big Give Christmas Challenge – an...
Dec 6, 2023 | Charity News
Hope for Tomorrow partners with Cobalt Health to launch new mobile targeted lung health check facility in Manchester. A unique charitable partnership between two charity leaders in mobile cancer care will bring NHS services for life-saving early detection of lung...
Dec 5, 2023 | Patient Stories, West Yorkshire
The whole experience makes you feel valued. And that in itself makes you feel better. Emma Whitcombe was only 34 when she was first diagnosed with breast cancer, 11 years ago. Living in Sutton, a small village on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales, she was initially...