Author Josie Lloyd (and also Business Ambassador for the Sussex Cancer Fund) has been working with Brighton-based handmade jewelry company Posh Totty Designs to create this beautiful sterling silver Butterfly of Hope pendant necklace. They are very kindly donating the profits from the sale of the necklaces to the Sussex Cancer Fund. The Story of […]
A recent news item on Meridian ITV News showing Dr. David Bloomfield, Consultant Oncologist and Chairman of the Sussex Cancer Fund together with Gamers Beat Cancer talking about the importance of staying connected during cancer treatment. Gamers Beat Cancer are a not-for-profit organisation that gift gaming equipment and other pieces of tech equipment to cancer […]
Susi Doherty, Creative Director at Vervate, Storytelling Photography Specialists. “I have run our company Vervate for a decade now and our ethos has always been to give back to the community as much as we can. Vervate works with organisations help them unpick how they can attract more clients with visuals like photography and video. […]
We are absolutely delighted to have been nominated and shortlisted in the County Business Clubs Sussex Virtual Awards in the category Charity of The Year! On Thursday 22nd April (6pm) County Business Clubs will be bringing the Sussex business community together to celebrate their achievements. We are so honoured to be listed with such a […]
2021 marks the 40th Anniversary of the Sussex Cancer Fund so we thought we would catch-up with Founder Dr George Deutsch to find out why he set up the Sussex Cancer Fund and what have been the most significant changes in cancer care over the last 40 years. You can see some extracts from our […]
We would like to share with our fantastic supporters the impact they are having on Cancer Research projects and making a real contribution to improving cancer treatments in Sussex. Saturday 13th March saw the first inaugural Cancer Research Showcase organised by students from the Brighton & Sussex Medical School (BSMS). The students were from the […]
Saturday 13th March saw the first inaugural Cancer Research Showcase organised by students from the Brighton & Sussex Medical School (BSMS). The students were from the Oncology, Haematology and Palliative Care (OHP) Society, a student-led society at the Medical School. While the event was celebrating and demonstrating what the impact of making a donation has […]
The Sussex Cancer Fund would like to help raise awareness of Oesophageal Cancer which is a difficult disease to treat but where nearly 60% of the cases could be prevented if spotted and treated early enough. According to Action Against Heartburn “around 8,700 are diagnosed with Oesophageal Cancer each year in the UK, and around […]
Acute Myeloid Leukaemia Research. The Sussex Cancer Fund is currently funding an exciting research project at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) that is focused on discovering new treatments for a devastating disease called Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. The lead investigator on this project is Dr Tim Chevassut, Consultant Haematologist at the Royal Sussex County Hospital […]
The Sussex Cancer Fund has been supporting a research project known as the ‘Trigger’ Project which is a ground-breaking collaboration between Imperial College London, the University of Cardiff and the Sussex Cancer Centre. The official title of the project is “Collecting patient-reported outcome measures in patients receiving pelvic radiotherapy” Cancer incidence rates are predicted to […]
