Testimonials

"Cancer is a diagnosis that 1 in 2 people will receive in their lifetime. Cancer is diagnosed in younger and younger people every year.
Aid Cancer Treatment recognise and support essential cancer research aiming to understand and reverse these trends for people of the region and globally.
Working with Aid Cancer Treatment volunteers was a fantastic and rewarding experience. Their direct connection with patients, their families and health care professionals ensures the research they support aims to achieve impact for patients with cancer.
Aid Cancer Treatment volunteers are diligent, professional and have a patient first approach in every aspect of their decision making.

Their provision of flow cytometry equipment to the University College Cork, Department of Surgery, on the Cork University Hospital campus, has had immediate impact on our research assessing whether an imbalance in a patient’s immune response before or after surgery may contribute to the return of cancer after surgery.
Not only is this supporting cancer research to discover new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat the disease, it is also supporting and inspiring future generations of undergraduate and postgraduate researchers in UCC to follow suit."

Dr. Cathriona Foley, BSc. PhD. Lecturer / Assistant Professor Department of Surgery | School of Medicine | College of Medicine and Health | University College Cork | Ireland

"Over the years Aid Cancer Treatment have supported the development of radiation oncology services in CUH through the funding of innovative services, technology and equipment.
Their support has provided the people of the region access to advanced treatment techniques that would not have been available without their funds."
Claire Keating
Radiation Therapy Services Manager
Cork University Hospital

February 2024

"I only became aware of your charity and great work when my own cancer journey took me to the Glandore Centre.
Looking through your page at what you have funded I realise that I have benefited without even realising it. Through the purchase and development of mammography services in CUH and comfortable seating in both the Orchid Centre and Dunmanway Day Unit you have made life and my trips to these units better for me, though the major one has to be the Surface Guided Radiotherapy Machine in the Glandore Centre.
For me and many of the other people who attend for radiotherapy for breast cancer this is a game changer. It allows for the maximum dose of radiation to be delivered to accurately target and kill cancer cells in a safe manner and the healthy tissue is protected by receiving a lower dose thereby reducing side effects. It also helped me in protecting my heart during treatment. For the above I am eternally grateful. A Grateful Patient"

30 January 2023

To ACT Charity

The colorectal service would like to acknowledge and thank you for your support towards improving the quality of cancer services for patients who have Bowel cancer.

The following areas have all benefited from this;

 Funds towards developing and printing a patient Bowel Surgery Information book. This has helped reduce infection rates in CUH significantly. A recent patient survey also showed improved patient satisfaction. We have included the link and promoted ACT on the hard cover of the book. It will also be on the CUH website which will have a link to ACT on the patient information.

 Education; which enabled development of further specialist roles directly impacting care to patients.

 Equipment: Trans Rectal Ultrasound and Anal Manometry machines; enabling us to provide a one stop multidisciplinary clinic that saved multiple visits to clinics for patients

 Wards; to improve patient comfort and prevent complications while in hospital, for example pressure prevention cushions / privacy curtains / seated medical weighing scales and shelving

 Very important – mirrors for shaving and changing stoma appliances and replacement remote controls for televisions which (TV’s were also bought with charitable funds in the past)

The Colorectal Multidisciplinary team are very grateful for the all the assistance for our patients. Any item, big or small makes a difference to the patients experience.

We have of course many ambitions and visions as a team such as pre-habilitation / stationary physio exercise equipment to aid recovery and reduce complications are becoming standards of care worldwide and we would love of course to offer the best to the people of Cork and its region.

Regards
On behalf of the team