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. Having treatment can be uncomfortable for patients and many suffer from hot flushes. The lightweight wireless neck fans are designed to improve personal comfort […]
Would you like to be part of the UK’s first Cancer Survivor Crew for Racing Outrigger Canoes? Increase your fitness levels, have fun and meet other cancer patients for support and friendship? To see what’s it’s all about you can visit the Shoreham Outrigger Canoe Club’s Facebook Page Basically the club want to […]
We are delighted to give you an update on a research project initially funded by the Sussex Cancer Fund. Dr Cressida Lorimer examined the management of elderly patients with aggressive brain tumours. There has been an international call for increasing the amount of research specifically aimed at older patients with cancer and there is currently a […]
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. Sussex Cancer Fund has pledged 50% funding for Dr. Hyun Park, Clinical Research Fellow in Haematology to carry out the project at the Brighton & Sussex Medical School. The […]
We are excited to invite you to come and meet our team of blood cancer researchers at Brighton and Sussex Medical School. The afternoon will start with a tour of our research labs, followed by an opportunity to chat with us over refreshments. As well as seeing how we work and meeting the team, we […]
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. The project is being carried out by Hamish Sinclair, Core Medical Trainee under the supervision of Dr Duncan Gilbert, Consultant in Clinical Oncology. […]
The Sussex Cancer Fund recently reported on their support for a project with the Enhanced Supportive Care team at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, to remotely collect quality of life data for cancer patients who may require palliative care input and provide them with additional support at an earlier stage. This project is headed by Dr […]
The Sussex Cancer Fund recently announced funding for an exciting new project researching The Effects Of Stress on Tumour Recurrence. The project is essentially concerned with the understanding of the underlying molecular mechanisms of how stress hormones act on the cells in the body. This vital information will enable cancer clinicians to create bespoke treatments for […]
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 who may require palliative care input and provide them with additional support at an earlier stage. This project is headed […]
The Sussex Cancer Fund supports a number of cancer research projects, in this video Professor Chris Pepper & Dr Andrea Pepper talk about the importance of research and how the Sussex Cancer Fund has helped their work. If you would like the Sussex Cancer Fund to continue to support cancer research projects, you can […]
