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We need your support to help us make cancer patients and families in the Liverpool region more comfortable, by raising funds for:
- Wellness programs
- Outdoor furnishings
- Provision of additional transport services for cancer patients
- Purchase of paintings, murals or light boards to be located on the ceiling of the radiotherapy treatment machines
- Improving accommodation conditions for outpatient cancer patients and carers of cancer inpatients Liverpool Cancer Therapy Centre supports the Liverpool, Fairfield and Bankstown local government areas.
A range of services are provided for approximately 3,100 new adult cancer patients per year.
LCTC is a comprehensive adult cancer centre. The full range of cancer services provided include radiation oncology, medical oncology haematology, gynaecological oncology, cancer genetics, head and neck surgery, breast surgery, neurological surgery, palliative care and allied health.
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Liverpool Cancer Therapy Centre continues to provide comfort and support services thanks to Dry July 2023 funds |
Dry July funds are supporting Liverpool Cancer Therapy Centre's Integrated oncology programs and provide supportive therapies for patients. Programs such as oncology massage, acupuncture, meditation and yoga can help patients through their treatment regime by alleviating side effects and improving outcomes.
All the supportive oncology programs are evidence-based for best outcomes for the patient.
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Thanks to Dry July fundraising Liverpool Cancer Therapy Centre can create a more comfortable environment for cancer patients |
Your fundraising for Dry July has enabled Liverpool Cancer Therapy Centre to support Integrated Wellness Manager, Massage Therapy, Newspaper subscriptions, aromatherapy and fans.
The Integrated Oncology Programs Manager oversees the programs that play an integral part in the patients treatment plan by providing supportive therapies that alleviate side effects and improve patient outcomes.
Palliative Care will be providing massage therapy to improve the patient comfort while bringing peace, comfort and compassion to the patients while the Aromatherapy will assist with mood, anxiety, sleep, nausea and pain that cancer patients feel.
Hand held fans in another complementary therapy that helps the palliative patients with breathlessness that research has identified a cool draft of air from hand-held fans can be very effective.
Palliative patients do have long stays as an inpatient, by providing the patients with newspapers daily reduces boredom while keeping their minds distracted from pain, anxiety and depression.
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Liverpool Hospital's Cancer Services continue Integrated Oncology Support Programs thanks to Dry July |
An astounding $30,488 has been raised for Cancer Services at The ACRF OASIS Centre.
Complementary integrative therapies play an integral part in the patient’s treatment plan. Integrated oncology programs provide supportive therapies for patients who are on treatment, or who have just completed treatment. Such programs as oncology massage, acupuncture, and yoga can help patients through their treatment regime by alleviating side effects and improving outcomes.
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Liverpool Hospital receives additional grant from Dry July Foundation |
We're pleased to announce that Liverpool Hospital has received an additional grant from the Dry July Foundation October grant round.
This grant will enable funding for:
• Continuation of the Creative Legacy Program in the Palliative Care ward: an award winning arts and health program that connects people and their families receiving palliative care with professional artists to create personalised, meaningful artworks.
• 2019 Survivorship Programs
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Free to Air TV's for the Palliative Care Ward at Liverpool Hospital |
Thanks to funds raised through Dry July 2019, Liverpool Hospital will be able to purchase and install 20 Free to Air TV's for the Palliative Care Ward.
Providing free TV and entertainment to patients that are in hospital for long periods of time will assist distracting patients from their illness. Patients that stay for long periods of time on the ward can be financially impacted, with loved ones spending the last days, weeks or months with palliative patients, also not working have not been able to afford the high cost of pay TV. This will relieve the financial impact.
Currently, patients in palliative care have to pay a daily rate for access to free-to-air TV.