As we enter the biggest shopping season of the year we have teamed up with Amazon Smile so you can support SCF while you shop. We would all like to hand-pick gifts for our loved ones and support our local shops in person but sadly our busy lives don’t always allow us the time to […]
We have teamed up with Engleharts Solicitors to offer friends and supporters a free will writing service during October 2019. Writing a will is one of the most important things we can do to protect our loved ones but it is often left low down on our to-do list. Our free will campaign gives you […]
The Sussex Cancer Fund is delighted to have provided new blood pressure monitors for the team of a new Thyroid Cancer Treatment clinic in Brighton. A new treatment for Metastatic Thyroid Cancer (Lenvatinib) has been developed which has shown a 25% tumour reduction in 8 weeks with a 65% patient response rate. Until recently this […]
We would like to say a massive thank you to Tricia Elton who recently ‘braved the shave’ for the Sussex Cancer Fund. Tricia has been receiving treatment at Worthing and at the Sussex Cancer Centre. Tricia felt compelled to raise money for the Sussex Cancer Fund after two cancer diagnoses 20 years apart. Tricia’s Story […]
We are very lucky that we have a number of supporters that are also fans of running and we appreciate the hard work, training, and dedication it takes to prepare for an event. We also know that there are supporters that would like to get into running but are not really sure where to start. […]
The Sussex Cancer Fund recently purchased a new Cytoflex Flow Cytometer for one of the Brighton Medical School research teams headed by Professor Chris Pepper and Dr Andrea Pepper. The research being carried out by the team involves the study of individual proteins expressed on the surface and within cancer cells and looks at their […]
Dr Joanna Stokoe MRCP FRCR MD, Consultant Clinical Oncologist at The Sussex Cancer Centre is swimming the length of Lake Windermere to raise money for Sussex Cancer Fund. On September 1st, Jo will be swimming the 11 miles from Fell Foot to Brathay Hall. She will be attempting this notorious cold water swim without a […]
We were delighted this week to take delivery of another 20 beautifully made pump bags. These gorgeous bags are made by the ladies from the Forest Row Womens’ Institute. Krisi Williams from the WI has been organising the charity makes for some time and it is always a treat when we receive them. The bags […]
Restricted by geography it is notoriously difficult to park in Kemptown and it can be a real issue for patients receiving treatment at the Hospital. Sussex Cancer Fund tries to make patients’ experience a little easier by providing some parking spaces specifically for Sussex Cancer Centre patients. The Sussex Cancer Centre car park is entirely […]
This week the Sussex Cancer Fund was delighted to provide two new patient trolleys for the Sussex Cancer Centre. The two trolleys were purchased as a result of the fundraising efforts of our fantastic supporters Emma Knight and Penny Cattaneo & David Shannon. The trolleys, costing £3000 each will really make a difference to patients […]
