by Kate Robinson | May 29, 2024
Conquer the Welsh capital’s iconic course 06 October 2024 The Principality Cardiff Half Marathon has grown into one of the largest and most exciting road races in Europe. It is Wales’ largest mass-participation and multi-charity fundraising event and the second...
by Kate Robinson | May 29, 2024
Make every stride matter in the Great South Run 20 October 2024Deadline: 04 October 2024 The AJ Bell Great South Run is probably the world’s favourite 10-miler, with inspiring history, salty air and glorious sea views guaranteed. Portsmouth’s supporters will keep your...
by Kate Robinson | May 28, 2024 | Charity News
Hundreds of attendees visited the Hope for Tomorrow unit at Oncology Professional Care (OPC) 2024 to find out how the charity is leading the way in bringing cancer screening, aftercare and treatment to patients in a comfortable mobile setting. The two-day event held...
by Kate Robinson | May 15, 2024 | Charity News
Celebrating the life of a much loved racing icon. Hope for Tomorrow joined more than 2,000 people to celebrate the extraordinary life of Sir Stirling Moss, OBE, as part of a memorial service on Wednesday 8 May at Westminster Abbey. The cancer care charity that...
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....
by Kate Robinson | Apr 15, 2024 | Gloucestershire, Patient Stories
Apart from saving on travel costs, it is far more serene and much calmer than on the wards Almost three years ago, Janet went to her GP complaining of bleeding mouth ulcers. She was referred for a scan which revealed the worst possible news that it was terminal lung...
