| About
Us
We are a leading Medical
Charity with a history of success. With tremendous local
fund raising support, we have played a major part with
the NHS in establishing the Cheltenham Oncology Centre
caring in particular for patients suffering from cancer
throughout Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
We were prime movers in establishing the Gloucestershire
Breast Screening Service, providing both equipment and
accommodation from which the service operates.
Since the early 1990’s, we have brought, not only
to the local community but also to other areas, an MRI
Scanning Service renowned for the quality of its pictures
and reporting- a huge benefit in diagnosing diseases.
We provide MRI scans for patients being treated at the
Cheltenham Oncology centre and residing within the beneficial
area with their MRI scans at no charge to them or the
NHS. This cost of approximately £180,000 per year
is covered entirely by the Appeal Fund.
We are now taking dramatic steps forward
- both in the funding of NHS projects and in the development
of our own diagnostic services.
In MaY 2006, our latest major achievement
– a £7million state-of-the-art diagnostic
centre - opened the doors to its first patients.
 The
Centre, a two-storey extension of our Linton House Clinic
in Thirlestaine Road, Cheltenham, houses Gloucestershire’s
first Positron Emission Tomography (PET)-CT scanner
providing doctors with an important tool to aid the
early diagnosis and location of cancers. The scanner
will also help to identify degenerative neurological
conditions such as Alzheimers disease at its earliest
stage in their development, enabling patients to gain
the maximum benefit from advances in medicine.
In addition, our trustees are working
closely with the NHS Three Counties Cancer Network,
promising to provide funding of around £1.62 million
for equipment and services to enhance the lives of cancer
patients locally.
We also provide Cancer Prevention/Education
Services and fund hundreds of thousands of pounds worth
of cancer research projects each year.
We are at the forefront of the local
fight against cancer; many of these projects would not
be possible without our hard working volunteers, local
community groups, donations and corporate support.
THANK
YOU!
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