Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) is the only hospital in the UK to offer a number of cancer treatments that are not readily available on the NHS and are now hoping to fundraise for an advanced piece of equipment for breast cancer, ensuring the hospital continues to be a centre of excellence for cancer care.

QEHB Charity will be bringing in two new pieces of imaging equipment for the Radiotherapy Department, which will cost a total of £400,000. 

The equipment will allow QEHB to offer a new technique called Deep Inspiration Breath Hold (DIBH) to patients undergoing radiotherapy for left sided breast cancer.  DIBH allows QEHB doctors to take advantage of a patient holding their breath, which moves the breast away from the heart during treatment delivery, minimising the dose to surrounding areas and protecting the heart.

This system will revolutionise treatment for people suffering from left-sided breast cancer.   

QEHB Charity’s breast cancer appeal is always aiming to further improve the quality of care that patients with breast cancer receive at the hospital.  The appeal has already raised over £60,000 for chemotherapy chairs as well as equipment that improves comfort for patients going through radiotherapy and radiology. 

If you would like to Fundraise for the breast cancer appeal please contact Rachel at Rachel.Learmonth@uhb.nhs.uk  or call 0121 371 4852.