Cancer patients are still unable to routinely access a treatment through the NHS more than two years after it received positive guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). PLANETS Cancer Charity is taking its campaign for NHS access to Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT) to Parliament, backed by more than 49,000 […]

A former nurse who was diagnosed with what was thought to be inoperable ovarian cancer is now cancer-free thanks to pioneering surgery at University Hospital Southampton (UHS). Caroline Ainslie, 60, who lives in Southampton, was diagnosed in March after feeling fatigued and not fully recovering from a chest infection over the winter period. After undergoing […]

PLANETS Cancer Charity has funded a state-of-the-art high-frequency jet ventilator that will help clinicians at University Hospital Southampton treat more patients with complex liver tumours. The charity has invested almost £50,000 in a Monsoon IV Jet Ventilator, which will enhance the hospital’s tumour ablation service by allowing patients to be kept in a stable breath […]

PLANETS Cancer Charity has celebrated a landmark weekend after its 10th anniversary London to Paris in 24 hours (LP24) challenge raised an incredible £85,000, taking the charity’s overall fundraising total beyond £3 million. More than 50 riders – including cancer patients, clinicians, family members and supporters – completed the gruelling 320km journey from London to […]