Sussex Cancer Fund
Latest News & Updates
- 17th January 2024
The Sussex Cancer Fund has recently funded a two-year license for the Sage & Thyme course at Sussex University Hospital Trust, Sussex County Hospital.
Sussex Cancer Fund is funding the purchase of hair conditioner for patients who use cold cap machines during chemotherapy
- 19th July 2023
Sussex Cancer Fund has purchased a few tubes of Polybalm for patients undergoing treatment in Worthing and Brighton
Sussex Cancer Fund recently purchased an *EGFR machine which will reduce some waiting time during some appointments at the Sussex Cancer Centre.
In line with the Sussex Cancer Fund ethos of making treatment more bearable for patients receiving treatment, we recently bought a freezer for the Haematology/Oncology Day Unit at the Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath.
- 15th May 2023
Frances Rush – Palliative Care Support Worker
The Sussex Cancer Fund was happy once again, to provide support for the Palliative Care Team through the purchasing of a selection of books all designed and written for children and Teens.
- 15th May 2023
We’re delighted to have recently bought 6 patient neck fans for the Haematology Ward at the Royal Sussex County Hospital Brighton, modelled here by the lovely Carly Rowe, Macmillan Support Worker.
Would you like to be part of the UK’s first Cancer Survivor Crew for Racing Outrigger Canoes?...
- 22nd December 2022
We are delighted to give you an update on a research project initially funded by the Sussex Cancer Fund....
- 7th December 2022
Could you be one of our next Trustees?
The Sussex Cancer Fund is delighted to announce they are supporting a new research project that aims to get a better understanding into Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
- 31st October 2022
The Sussex Cancer Fund is delighted to have purchased 4 heat pads for the Clinical Research Facility (CRF) based at the Royal County Hospital.
The Sussex Cancer Fund is looking for a new volunteer Treasurer for this growing charity....
Anna Joseph, acupuncturist, is delighted to report “We now have 2 groups at St Wilfred’s Eastbourne, meeting every 3 weeks with approximately 7-8 in each group, for men suffering with hot flushes as a result of treatment for prostate cancer.
- 14th September 2022
We recently had a request from the Radiotherapy Team, specifically for the mould room for some heavy-duty plastic boxes.
- 23rd August 2022
New signal booster fitted to improve patient experience
- 23rd August 2022
We love Sussex and we know you do too, so we asked children aged between 6 and 16 years old to write poems about why they love this amazing county.
We are inviting Blood Cancer Patients past and present to an informative afternoon to hear more about research taking place in Sussex.
The Sussex Cancer Fund is excited to be funding a project which aims to gain a more detailed understanding of the gut biome in relation to anal cancer and treatment programmes.
We recently purchased an anatomically precise 3D head model for the Head & Neck Team at Brighton....
- 28th June 2022
The Sussex Cancer Fund has recently purchased 25 copies of the book ‘You Will Be Okay: Find Strength, Stay Hopeful and Get to Grips With Grief’ for the Palliative Care Team, at the Horizon Centre.
- 22nd February 2022
Great progress is being made on the recent Sussex Cancer Fund project researching The Effects Of Stress on Tumour Recurrence.
- 7th February 2022
We love Sussex and we know you do too, so we are asking for children aged between 6 and 16 years old to write poems about why they love this amazing county.
- 22nd December 2021
The Sussex Cancer Fund is delighted to have been involved in a project with the Enhanced Supportive Care team at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, to remotely collect quality of life data for cancer patients.
