Tenovus showcase mobile cancer unit at Assembly
19 Tachwedd 2009
Bethan, left, visiting the Tenovus Mobile Cancer Support Unit
TENOVUS’ Mobile Cancer Support Unit parked outside the National Assembly for Wales on Tuesday (November 17) and welcomed more than 30 Assembly Members on board.
Wales’ leading cancer charity launched the unit nine months ago and has so far had 3,000 people on board in 24 locations across Wales. Designed to deliver cancer services to patients, the unit is a World’s first – bringing care and support to people in their communities through chemotherapy, practical advice on welfare rights, bereavement support and counseling, health awareness and nutritional advice.
Clementina Cortani, from Cwmbran, was the first patient to receive Chemotherapy on board the Mobile Cancer Support Unit. She said: “I’d always known about Tenovus but never had any experience of cancer. Originally, I was due to have chemotherapy once a week at Velindre Hospital but now the new mobile unit is on the road, I’m having my treatment on the bus at the Cwmbran Sports Stadium.
“It’s fantastic because it’s just 10 minutes from my house. The road works and the traffic on the M4 combined means it takes such a long amount of time to get to and from the hospital, so the mobile unit really is a god-send.”
Bethan added, “The unit is striking in both its facilities and size. It is already benefiting people across South Wales and I hope that they can develop their service more broadly and across the whole of Wales.
The mobile unit is based in the McArthur Glen Retail Park in Bridgend every Monday. Tenovus Freephone Cancer Support Line is 08 08 808 1010.
