Site owned and operated by S. Morley on behalf of the Springfield Fundraising Group
4, Peel Road, Springfield, Chelmsford, Essex. CM2 6AQ
Registered Charity No: 1052861
About The Charity
The Helen Rollason Cancer Charity offers therapeutic support and development to men, women and their supporters following a cancer diagnosis.
The charity was named after Helen Rollason MBE, the BBC sports journalist who died of cancer in 1999 aged 43. Helen shared the vision of her oncologist,
Professor Neville Davidson, that people should be treated as a whole and not just their illness.
In her desire to help him Helen gave her name and image to help attract national and international support.
Before she died Helen said:
“Good quality of life whilst coping with cancer is the most important gift a sick person can receive, it should be available to everyone”
The Charity funds three services:
Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centres
Helen’s vision to provide better emotional support for cancer patients has led to the foundation of two Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centres. In an environment of peace and tranquility, complementary therapies, manual lymph drainage, counselling and support groups are available to people with cancer, their families, carers and friends. The centres are for patients with all types of cancer at all stages; whether newly diagnosed or longer term, throughout and after treatment is completed.
Helen Rollason Clinical Drug Trials
The Charity has enabled more than 800 cancer patients to participate in pioneering clinical drug trials in the last eight years. It is the largest Cancer Research Clinical Drug Trial Programme in the Essex Hospitals Network. A team of research nurses work together providing care for cancer patients at two centres: Broomfield Hospital in Essex and North Middlesex Hospital in London.
Helen Rollason Research Laboratory
The Charity funds scientific research at its laboratory in Chelmsford. The researchers work in close collaboration with fellow scientists nationally and internationally. The aim of the research is to gain a greater understanding of breast cancer, potentially resulting in better treatment options for patients, better prognosis and higher survival rates.
The charity does not receive any government money and relies solely on funding from the community.
The aim of the charity is to establish a network of centres and services to support people from the time of their diagnosis.
OUR CANCER CARE CENTRES & SERVICES
