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PLANETS Cancer Charity film shortlisted for national award – vote now!
An “inspiring and emotional” film about the work of PLANETS and how the charity is transforming care has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award. PLANETS helps patients with pancreatic, liver, colorectal, abdominal (oesophageal and gastric) a …
PLANETS Funds New Wellbeing Room for Liver Ward at UHS
PLANETS funds new wellbeing room for liver patients at University Hospital Southampton A new wellbeing room funded by PLANETS Cancer Charity has been opened for patients with liver diseases at University Hospital Southampton. The facility, located on t …
PLANETS funds novel 3D printed livers to aid complex surgery
Surgeons in Southampton are the first in the UK to begin using 3D printed models of patients’ livers to help them perform a complex cancer operation. Converting the data available from CT and MRI scans of patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma – a type …
PLANETS Charity Welcome Coach Alison Bailey to their Support Team
Here at PLANETS we understand how daunting a cancer diagnosis can be. We know firsthand the transformative power of support throughout the cancer journey and have experienced ourselves the highs and lows, the triumphs and setbacks and the profound imp …
PLANETS unveils “inspiring and emotional” film on World Pancreatic Cancer Day
PLANETS has marked World Pancreatic Cancer Day today (Thursday, 16 November) by unveiling an “inspiring and emotional” film about its patients, team and how it is transforming care. The film, which can be viewed here, highlights the charity’s commitmen …
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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 …