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More than 46,000 people call for action over access to life-changing cancer treatment
More than 46,000 people have signed PLANETS Cancer Charity’s petition urging the NHS to fund a life-changing cancer treatment for patients with neuroendocrine tumours (NETs). Known as selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT), it was approved for use …
PLANETS sees £20,000 fundraising surge during spring
From skydives and marathons, to bake offs and long distance cycling, PLANETS Cancer Charity supporters have gone above and beyond this spring — raising more than £20,000. Hampshire-based PLANETS supports patients with pancreatic, liver, colorectal, abd …
20-mile walk raises more than £14,000 for PLANETS
Supporters and patients have completed a 20-mile walk from Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth to University Hospital Southampton (UHS), raising more than £14,000 for PLANETS Cancer Charity. The event was led by Clare Norman, from Southampton, who w …
Patients left in limbo as NHS fails to fund approved cancer treatment
PLANETS Cancer Charity has criticised months of NHS inaction following the approval of a pioneering targeted radiotherapy treatment for patients with neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) in the liver. In May last year, cancer specialists and patients welcomed …
Patients with previously inoperable pelvic tumours surviving long-term
Patients with complex cancers of the abdomen and pelvis which were previously deemed inoperable are now surviving long-term thanks to developments in surgical techniques and expertise. Research published in the journal Cancers and part-funded by PLANET …
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PLANETS completes £1 million fundraising campaign to purchase pioneering radiotherapy machine
PLANETS has thanked its supporters after completing a £1 million fundraising campaign and making the final payment for a pioneering radiotherapy machine. PLANETS Cancer Charity has been fundraising for the past six years to fully purchase Mobetron, a revolutionary mobile device which delivers radiotherapy during surgery – known as intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT). When the charity installed it at University Hospital …
