We are delighted to have secured two places for the London Marathon this year and one of our runners is David Totterdell, a local chef who is running a Marathon for the first time. David Said “How does a 52-53 year old chef come to be lucky enough to land one of only two […]
Rod Hayler is a Solicitor and Managing Director at Old Bailey Solicitors. He specialises in criminal defence and regulatory work. Rod’s client base is spread throughout London and South East but with a strong focus on Brighton and Sussex generally. Rod was born and raised in Mid Sussex and now lives in Brighton with his […]
Camilla Rents is a Solicitor and Director at Old Bailey Solicitors and specialises in criminal defence work. While based mainly in London, Camilla grew up in Hove and spends a lot of her time working and visiting family and friends in Sussex. Camilla said ” I wanted to support Sussex Cancer Fund because cancer is […]
The Sussex Cancer Fund is delighted to be involved with a Cancer Research and Fundraising event organised by students from the Brighton & Sussex Medical School (BSMS). The students are from the Oncology, Haematology and Palliative Care (OHP) Society, a student-led society at the Medical School. While the event is celebrating and demonstrating the impact […]
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 […]
Cancer Research News You may remember that the Sussex Cancer Fund recently purchased a new Cytoflex Flow Cytometer to assist with cancer research, for one of the Brighton Medical School research teams headed by Professor Chris Pepper and Dr Andrea Pepper. The aim is to get a better understanding of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL) and subsequently […]
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 […]
Since 1981, we have been helping to provide the best possible care for cancer patients in Sussex. Every single patient will benefit from the services we’ve funded, but this wouldn’t be possible without the help of our supporters and donations. For the month of February, we have teamed up with money saving website Discount Promo […]
The Sussex Cancer Fund supports Cancer Patients in many ways, through purchasing specialist equipment, providing additional services and funding cancer research projects but it is often the small things that make the difference. Providing tea & coffee for our patients is one of these small tokens that can make receiving treatment a little more […]
