Impact Report 2023

YOUR IMPACT

The Christie Charitable Fund Impact Report 2022-23

WELCOME to our Impact Report for 2022/2023. This is our opportunity to share with you why The Christie Charity exists, what we want to achieve, what we are doing to meet these goals, and ultimately the difference we have made to patients and their families’ lives.

Our charity is integral to the success of The Christie NHS Foundation Trust by providing enhanced services over and above what the NHS funds. Funding from our charity makes a huge difference to the care and treatment the hospital can offer patients and their families. The Christie is a specialist cancer centre in Manchester and has more than120 years of expertise in cancer care, research and education. It is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. It is the largest provider of radiotherapy in the NHS and is home to the largest chemotherapy unit in the UK. It is a specialist surgical centre concentrating on rare cancers and complex procedures and is one of Europe’s largest experimental cancer medicine

centres leading in research and development with around 650 clinical studies ongoing at any one time. The support of our committed and loyal fundraisers allows us to assist the Trust in four main areas: research, care and treatment, education and extra patient services. As one of the largest hospital charities in the UK, we ensure we spend donations as cost effectively as possible, with 88p of every £1 raised going directly to cancer patients. We only exist because of the fantastic support from all our amazing fundraisers. Thanks to your loyal and committed backing, we are able to fund life-changing and potentially life-saving projects that will benefit cancer patients both now and in the future.

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THIS YEAR OUR CHARITY HAS RAISED AN INCREDIBLE £23M

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Our recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic has been truly remarkable and has highlighted yet again, just how loyal, generous and committed our supporters are. Your support has meant the world to us and has allowed us to ensure patients and their families receive the best care and treatment with the latest equipment and access to groundbreaking clinical trials. We really do value everything you do and simply couldn’t achieve what we do without you. THANK YOU.

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HOW YOU HELPED Thank you just doesn’t seem enough for the time, energy, kindness, commitment and loyalty that you show The Christie Charity every year.

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OVER 1,250 COMMUNITY EVENTS TOOK PLACE

Without you, we simply couldn’t do what we do. We are only successful thanks to your support. And we couldn’t be more grateful. Here’s a few examples of the lengths you went to this year to fundraise for us.

3 PEOPLE RAN 7 MARATHONS IN 4 DAYS

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55 GIFTS RECEIVED FROM TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS

OVER 25,000 ITEMS BOUGHT FROM OUR CHARITY CENTRE

181 PEOPLE LEFT GIFTS IN THEIR WILLS TOTALLING OVER £8M

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65 PEOPLE WALKED OVER HOT COALS FOR US

70,000 CHRISTMAS CARDS BOUGHT

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WHAT YOUR FUNDRAISING HAS SUPPORTED The Christie Charity supports the development of cancer prevention, treatment, research and education through investment in staff, equipment, facilities and other support services that are over and above what the NHS funds.

Your generosity helps us deliver a wide range of projects including life-saving research and the latest high-tech equipment, alongside support services that help make cancer treatment a little easier for patients.

Here are just a few examples of some of the projects we have been able to fund this year thanks to your donations.

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Blood tests closer to home The Christie Charity has funded a network of local phlebotomy (blood testing) clinics around Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Derbyshire in order to reduce the need for patients to travel long distances for blood tests. Patients on drug treatments need to have a blood test prior to treatment. This is to check their protein levels and organ function, which can also act as markers to see how the patient is responding to treatment. With a blood test on one day and a treatment appointment on another, this could mean a patient has to visit The Christie twice during the week of their treatment. Previously, many patients had to travel to The Christie’s Withington site for the blood tests, with round trip journeys lasting up to 2 hours. The local blood testing service operates from 11 convenient locations throughout Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Derbyshire using existing Christie local treatment centres, health centres, district hospitals and hospices. The service aims to give patients more time at home or, if they are juggling family or work commitments, take some of the anxiety away from having to arrange childcare, time off work, transport, navigating traffic jams or even finding a place to park.

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CHARITABLE DONATIONS GENUINELY MAKE A MASSIVE DIFFERENCE AND OPEN DOORS FOR FUTURE COLLABORATION AND CLINICAL TRIALS. Prof Sarah O’Dwyer

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The Colorectal and Peritoneal Oncology Centre (CPOC) In 2001 The Christie took the bold step in becoming a specialist centre for the development of treatments for advanced and early colorectal cancer, appendix tumours, peritoneal tumours, anal cancer and tumours within the pelvis. Over the past 20 years the centre has developed and has seen referrals rise to 370 a year – an increase of more than 30% on previous years. Colorectal cancer is now the fourth most common cancer in the UK with over 42,000 diagnosed each year. Charity funding has supported a number of developments in the CPOC team including: • t he creation of a surgical academy where surgical trials can take place • p ilot programmes reimagining what is possible with future research and treatment • e ducational support for patients’ families and healthcare professionals • biomarker profiling of certain cancers • clinical psychologist to support patients with the emotional impact of diagnosis and treatment It allows the CPOC team to continue its cutting-edge work and expand its understanding and expertise in dealing with these types of cancer. Ultimately this will improve patient outcomes both now and in the future.

The LION Trial Research and clinical trials are integral to The Christie’s work. It is what allows our clinical colleagues to decide how to best treat patients. It is what makes the development of new medicines, new procedures and new tools possible. Without research and trials, it would be impossible to decide if new treatments are better than current treatments. A project that we have funded in the last twelve months is the LION (Lymphadenectomy in Ovarian Neoplasms) trial, in which patients with newly diagnosed triple negative breast cancer as well as renal and lung cancers are treated with anti-inflammatory drugs in addition to standard chemo-immunotherapy treatment. In Britain, 8,000 women a year are diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer. Pre-clinical data suggests that combining anti-inflammatory drugs with immunotherapy may improve outcomes for patients. This charity-funded groundbreaking research will be the first time that the three disease groups (breast, renal and lung) have worked together on one study and therefore will establish a team of consultants with similar interests in immune oncology. Many immune treatments are not tumour site specific and therefore this study is likely to provide a foundation for work on future multi-tumour site studies. Samples obtained by the study may also potentially be used to select patients who would benefit most from the addition of anti-inflammatory drugs in follow-on studies.

THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME THAT THE THREE DISEASE GROUPS (BREAST, RENAL AND LUNG) HAVE WORKED TOGETHER ON ONE STUDY

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Improving the patient experience As well as funding clinical services within the hospital, your donations also allow us to support projects which improve the quality of the patient journey and hospital environment. We provide an enhanced wig service to patients in an environment that is away from the clinical setting which successfully alleviates many patients’ concerns about managing their hair loss. We enhance the catering service to supply a variety of tailored hot and cold snacks which help to encourage patients with small appetites to eat little and often,

We also support the Psycho-Oncology department to promote and contribute to the psychological wellbeing and mental health of both inpatients and outpatients at The Christie and we fund the work of the Complementary Health and Wellbeing team. This service is integral to the support of patients, carers and staff. Referrals to the team centre on emotional distress, symptom management, side effects of treatment and living with and beyond cancer. We also invest in a specialist physiotherapy and occupational therapy team at our teenage and young adult unit (patients aged 16-24). This service is available to Christie patients, both during and after treatment, with the aim of maximising physical ability, functional independence, mental health and overall quality of life.

whenever they feel hungry. We also fund the maintenance of the garden which is located at the heart of the hospital. This peaceful space is much appreciated by patients

as an area to relax and enjoy fresh air when the weather is favourable.

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WE ALSO FUND THE MAINTENANCE OF THE GARDEN WHICH IS LOCATED AT THE HEART OF THE HOSPITAL. THIS PEACEFUL SPACE IS MUCH APPRECIATED BY PATIENTS.

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THE PATERSON BUILDING IS DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE HOSPITAL, ALLOWING CELLS AND SAMPLES FROM PATIENTS TO BE TAKEN TO THE RESEARCH LAB IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

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The Paterson building Charitable donations allowed us to part fund a world leading £150m research centre that opened this year in partnership with The University of Manchester and Cancer Research UK. The building is part of the Manchester Cancer Research Centre and will be one of the top cancer research centres in the world. The centre replaces a previous building that was severely damaged by fire six years ago. It is directly connected to the hospital, allowing cells and samples from patients to be taken to the research lab in a matter of minutes. The ambition is to foster collaboration, double the number of patients benefitting from clinical trials by 2030 and ultimately improve outcomes and survival rates. Together, a multidisciplinary team of scientists, researchers, clinicians, and operational staff – practising what is known as ‘team science’ – will deliver clinical trials covering the full extent of the patient pathway, from prevention and novel treatments to living with and beyond cancer.

A central component of the building is a new Cancer Biomarker Centre, which will focus on genes, proteins and other cancer-associated molecules – to aid in early cancer detection and diagnosis – and biomarkers that enable personalised management of a patient’s cancer, to determine which therapy will bring the most benefit. The centre will be Manchester’s scientific headquarters for the Alliance for Early Cancer Detection and will also house a team focused on global genomics, or how cancer presents differently in people from different racial and ethnic backgrounds.

THE AMBITION IS TO DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS BENEFITTING FROM CLINICAL TRIALS BY 2030

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ACOMMUNITY EFFORT We want to thank The Christie Bears Knutsford – one of the newest fundraising groups for The Christie Charity – which has raised over £11K in its first 12 months.

Set up by clinical psychologist Heather Mason (Chair) - alongside Val Pallister (Secretary), and Claire Ratcliffe (Comms Lead), who found some kindred spirits in Janet Illingworth (Treasurer), Kerri Reece and Jennie O’Brien. Heather wanted to get involved with some fundraising groups in memory of her mum, Sue Mason, who sadly passed away in 2016 from non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. The Christie Bears Knutsford fundraise throughout the year by holding several events and have a presence at various community events and venues.

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Heather said: “We organise fundraising events in several venues in the town, including Dexter & Jones in the heart of Knutsford. It has become a community hub and an important part of our fundraising where people meet and exchange lots of ideas. One day when I was there a man came up to me and said, ‘do you fundraise for The Christie?’ He then came back with a 3-foot cuddly bunny which we raffled.” “The locals are always offering to do things to fundraise for us. It’s all about targeting the community and bringing people together. We’ve been involved with lots of community events including a Bunny Hop, a charity head shave, and of course the knitted bears which are created at our ‘Knit and Natter’ socials. People have started donating wool to us, so we have a good supply now - the bears have been going down a storm - we’ve been making £250 a month selling them!” Heather adds: “We have so much fun, and we have met so many fantastic and generous people. Just the joy of raising money for this incredible cause is amazing.” For more details about community fundraising, contact: 0161 446 3988 or the-christie.appeals@nhs.net

JUST THE JOY OF RAISING MONEY FOR THIS INCREDIBLE CAUSE IS AMAZING. Heather Mason

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THE PERFECT PARTNERSHIP We’re extremely grateful to EG Group which raised over £36,000 for The Christie Charity following a four-month partnership.

During this time, EG’s UK site network had over 1,500 donation points. Several events were held at EG’s head office in Blackburn, and colleagues across the business participated in fundraising activities, including a challenging hike up Mount Snowdon, which involved members of EG’s operations management team. The company also hosted ‘The Great EG Group Bake Off’ competition which saw colleagues bake a summer-themed cake. The winner was chosen by judges Craig Bancroft and Lisa Goodwin Allen from Northcote - the luxury hotel and Michelin Star restaurant. Mohamed Valli, Foundations and Corporate Social Responsibility Manager at EG Group, said: “We

are grateful to all those who donated and were involved in our fundraising activities for The Christie Charity. It has been a perfect partnership for both colleagues and the company. EG is committed to supporting like-minded organisations, especially in the communities in which it operates. There are also a number of colleagues who have both direct and indirect links with The Christie, through treatment of family members or friends.” For more details about corporate fundraising, contact: 0161 446 3988 or the-christie.appeals.companies@nhs.net

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IT HAS BEEN A PERFECT PARTNERSHIP FOR BOTH COLLEAGUES AND THE COMPANY. Mohamed Valli

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A HOME AWAY FROM HOME

We are extremely grateful to Pseudomyxoma Survivor which has donated £15,000 this year towards accommodation for patients’ families while their loved ones are undergoing complex surgery.

Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is an extremely rare cancer that often starts in the lining of the appendix and then grows and spreads in the abdomen. Due to the specialist nature of the surgery required, there are only two hospitals in the UK where PMP is treated – The Christie and Basingstoke. Pseudomyxoma Survivor has donated £40,000 over the years towards funding accommodation at Staycity Aparthotels in Manchester city centre for the families of PMP patients, as well as PMP research. June Toner has benefitted from the accommodation when visiting her daughter Michelle, who is being treated at The Christie. June lives in Gateshead, which is a three-hour journey to Manchester, so she has found things a lot easier staying just a short distance from The Christie. She says: “The accommodation has everything I need – a lovely kitchen, bathroom and bedroomwith plenty of

shops very close by. I’m so grateful for this opportunity to be near my daughter, while she undergoes her treatment.” Tim Brill, a trustee at Pseudomyxoma Survivor and a PMP survivor himself, commented, “We are delighted to be able to help June at this difficult time for her family and we wish Michelle all the very best in her recovery. “We are very proud of our partnership with The Christie, and it is a privilege to be able to support the medical team’s great work to help patients diagnosed with this disease. In addition to accommodation support, our partnership with The Christie extends to other areas, such as funding research into effective rehabilitation ahead of the major surgery required to address this particular cancer, and the supply of information and support to patients coming to terms with their diagnosis and treatment. We look forward to continuing our close relationship with the excellent work done by The Christie.”

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I’M SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE NEAR MY DAUGHTER, WHILE SHE UNDERGOES HER TREATMENT.

June Toner

If you’d like to know more about how to support The Christie via a Trust donation, please contact 0161 446 3988 or the-christie.appeals@nhs.net

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RISINGTOTHE CHALLENGE Staff at LIFT-Financial Group have been fantastic supporters of The Christie Charity in the past year, raising an incredible £21,500 as part of The Christie Challenge.

The Christie Challenge is to complete six different fundraising activities over a year and earn a fabulous jigsaw medal featuring the rainbow Christie embrace. The company chose to give its support to The Christie Charity in memory of much-loved colleague, Dan Bescoby who sadly passed away in July 2021. Angela Leigh was a colleague of Dan’s and part of the ‘Great Place to Work Committee’, which encourages staff to take part in the various fundraising activities that LIFT is involved with. Angela said: “Dan was a very popular member of our team and is missed by everyone. He was treated at The Christie and so our fundraising has been personal to all the LIFT employees.

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“As part of The Christie Challenge, some of the fundraising activities have included our ‘Dress Down Friday’ where every month employees pay £2 to wear clothes of their own choice. Plus, we also have a ‘Pay Day Lottery’ where the 100+ employees put £2 ‘in the pot’ at the end of the month, then a winner gets 50% of the amount and the other 50% goes to The Christie Charity. We also do the same for other key events in the calendar such as The Grand National and Eurovision.” The LIFT team took part in many other fundraising events, including the Manchester to Blackpool bike ride, the Manchester Half Marathon and the Yorkshire Three Peaks. The impressive fundraising was kindly matched by the LIFT owners, totalling £21,500. As a result of all the hard work, the team was awarded a Christie Challenge medal, which sits proudly on display, alongside a picture of Dan. Corporate fundraising not only benefits The Christie, but it also helps boost morale and teamwork in the workplace. For more details about corporate fundraising, contact: 0161 446 3988 or the-christie.appeals.companies@nhs.net

DAN WAS A VERY POPULAR MEMBER OF OUR TEAM AND IS MISSED BY EVERYONE. HE WAS TREATED AT THE CHRISTIE AND SO OUR FUNDRAISING HAS BEEN PERSONAL TO ALL THE LIFT EMPLOYEES. Angela Leigh

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THE DOCTORS AND NURSES AT THE CHRISTIE ARE FANTASTIC. I FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE THERE, KNOWING I’M AT THE BEST PLACE IN THE WORLD FOR TREATMENT. Lee Young

For more details about taking part in a sporting event, contact: 0161 446 3988 or the-christie.appeals.events@nhs.net

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A SPORTING THANK YOU

When Lee Young, a garage owner from Denton in east Manchester was diagnosed with cancer of the unknown primary (CUP), doctors told him that if he’d been diagnosed a few years ago, there would have been no treatment options for him.

CUP can be difficult to treat because, although doctors find a secondary tumour, they can’t find the primary one. As a result, people diagnosed with CUP often have a poor prognosis. Despite making up approximately 2% of all new cancer cases, CUP accounts for 6% of all cancer deaths. A scan revealed an 8.5cm-long tumour near Lee’s kidneys but fortunately he met the criteria for a clinical trial at The Christie. After three rounds of chemotherapy and immunotherapy, Lee’s tumour shrunk by over half. It was then he and his daughter Aleisha decided they

wanted to fundraise for The Christie Charity and to raise awareness of his cancer and clinical trials. Lee said: “The doctors and nurses at The Christie are fantastic. I feel very comfortable there, knowing I’m at the best place in the world for treatment. I can’t thank everybody enough - that’s why my daughter and I decided to raise money by running the Manchester half marathon because of the fantastic care they are giving me.” The clinical trial worked so well that Lee was fit enough to run the half marathon during treatment with Aleisha, and together they raised £6,500.

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PUSHINGRESEARCH BOUNDARIES Thanks to an incredibly kind donation from former Manchester University student Stewart McLaughlin, The Christie Charity will be able to fund a future project in relation to proton therapy research.

Proton beam therapy (PBT) is a type of particle therapy that uses a beam of protons to irradiate diseased tissue, most often to treat cancer. The PBT research room at The Christie works alongside the clinical service conducting a range of different experiments to benefit cancer patients and minimise side effects. Stewart studied Chemical Physics at Manchester University and after graduation set up a number of software businesses which he ran for nearly 40 years, employing 100 staff. During that time 12 members of staff contracted various forms of cancer and had to be treated - often at The Christie - and Stewart tried to support them all throughout the process. Over the years he lost several close friends and family to cancer and felt he wanted to help in whatever way he could.

During his studies, Stewart had many medical friends and always felt The Christie would be an ideal place to contribute to when he retired. When the time came in 2018, he decided to offer an incredibly generous donation of £100K to PBT research. This is not the first time Stewart has supported The Christie PBT research room and has contributed a substantial amount in total. He explains: “I have always been interested in particle physics, and had read about proton therapy, and thought it would be an ideal way I could help by contributing to this research. I believe I have made an excellent choice and I hope the team can move the boundaries of science forward in this area and end this terrible suffering from cancer once and for all.”

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I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN PARTICLE PHYSICS, AND HAD READ ABOUT PROTON THERAPY, AND THOUGHT IT WOULD BE AN IDEAL WAY I COULD HELP BY CONTRIBUTING TO THIS RESEARCH. Stewart McLaughlin

To find out more about supporting PBT research at The Christie, contact 0161 446 3988 or the-christie.appeals@nhs.net

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MAKING A LASTING DIFFERENCE This year, we were honoured to receive a generous gift in the Will of Ruth Valerie Acton (known to her family and friends as Valerie).

Valerie was a patient at The Christie for over 20 years and was grateful for the extra time she had to spend with her family, particularly her daughter Helen and grandsons Liam and Jordan. Valerie started a monthly direct debit to The Christie Charity some years before she died and then donated an amount in her Will, as well as asking people for a collection for the charity at her funeral.

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When Valerie was first diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 1998, she was told that although she would never get rid of her cancer, she would be able to

manage it and over the years underwent various treatments. Helen says, “My mum had such determination that it wouldn’t beat her. I think it was her attitude that kept her going all those years. She was so strong she just got on with her treatment and said she felt a bit of a fraud as she could just walk in and out of The Christie with no fuss.” Helen adds, “My mum always said she owed her life to The Christie. She described it as ‘a wonderful place’ and must have been one of the longest standing patients there. She often joked that her medical file must be one of the thickest! Mum was so grateful to The Christie for giving her over 20 years to watch her grandchildren grow up, as am I.” For more details about Gifts in Wills, contact: 0161 446 3979 or legacy@christies.org or visit christie.nhs.uk/giftsinwills

MY MUM ALWAYS SAID SHE OWED HER LIFE TO THE CHRISTIE. SHE DESCRIBED IT AS ‘A WONDERFUL PLACE’ AND MUST HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE LONGEST STANDING PATIENTS THERE. Ruth’s daughter Helen

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THANK YOU

A “A City United” Airliners Live Ltd Airswift Altrincham and Sale Fundraising Group Altrincham vs Cancer Amber Hood Anchor Group Services Andrew Solomon Andy Huddlestone ASH’S SUPERSTARS Ashton on Mersey School Ashton On Mersey Show Band AstraZeneca Auto Trader Limted AX Paris B BDO LLP Brett and Jacquie Trevalyan Brian Morton Brian Wilson Charitable Trust British Gas Services & Solutions Team Broadstone Hall Primary School Broken Cross Club, Macclesfield C Chafes Hague Lambert Solicitors Charity Football Tournament 2022, for Jenni Delea Cheshire Constabulary Chris & Sal - Family of John Caw & Louise Layland Christie Appeal Macclesfield Christie Appeal Tameside Section Christie Bears Knutsford Christie NHS FT Finance Team Claire and Tim Bescoby Clare Broomhead and Abbie Lea: Yoga on The Edge Claudia Bell Congleton and District Christie Hospital Support Group Congleton Inclosure Trust Crook Young Farmers Club (Cumbria YFC)

D Dan Crossley, Sanchia Crossley & Tom Cropper Danni H and her Army David and Myra Garlick David Branch David Slack Charity Golf Day Debbie Worthington and friends E EG Group Ella Pinney, family and friends Emerson Foundation Eugene Hand, Family & Friends Euro Options Ltd for Dave Whitehead F Family and Friends of Callum Powell Farmer, O’Shea, Dolan, Connor, Graham, Chetwyn & Strongitharm FK Group Fleetwood Cancer Research Committee For Mum - Elizabeth Lambert Frederick Banks Friends and Family of Michael Pearson Friends and Family of Stephanie Longson Fryars Xmas Charity Party for Anna Rossall G Gareth P Longden &Matt Bailey - TeamG Gatley Open Gardens Geoff Scargill George “Jud” Twigg George Elias Charitable Trust Gerald and Fiona Epstein Gillian Blunk Guy, Martin and Lou H 3 Hardman Square Hayfield Country Show and Sheep Dog Trials Heaton Mersey Orthodontic Centre Help Against Liver Tumours

We would like to extend a special thank you to everyone that has supported us this year. Space only allows us to include those who have raised £4,000 or more, but rest assured whatever your contribution, we are truly grateful. We would also like to acknowledge every legacy gift and pledge received. Each and every person who generously includes a gift in their Will is helping to change lives.

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Heywood Pension Technologies Hope Lowe Houghton Dunn Charitable Trust I Ian Harty Charitable Trust Imelda and Mani Mounfield Irish Association Golfers Manchester Isle of Man Anti-Cancer Association J Jonathan Day K Karl and Stephanie Broadbent Kerry and Stacy Finnon Kevin and Barbara Mannion Kwok Mei Yau L Lee and Aleisha Young Leigh Deakin LIFT-Financial Group Little Greene Liz Martins Loretta and Patrick Mooney Lower Withington Methodist Church M Manchester Home Team Manchester PA Network Marjorie Griffiths and Ringway Golf Club Mark Hawthorn - Landmark Group Mark Parello Marks & Spencer Altrincham Mary Kendal Maxine Roscoe, Caroline Doney family and friends Mewburn Ellis LLP Michael, Leah and Alex O’Dwyer Mike Basso Mike Wildgoose BEM MM Group – Deeside, UK

Skye, Kiki, Summer and Blake Trevalyan Son and Husband of Tracy Prady Squire Patton Boggs (UK) LLP St Thomas More RC College - Denton Steven and Pauline Breheny Stewart McLaughin Subvert Boardstore T TalkTalk Telecom Group Limited Team Emus Team Hendry Thai Leisure Group, Ashleigh Signs The Castanea Trust The Christie Allsorts The Christie Grafters The Christie Musical Theatre Company The Dane Bank Pub The DDC Group The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust The Fab Four The Family and Friends of Peter Goodall The Family and Friends of Andrew Ashworth The family and friends of Angela Wilson The family and friends of Catherine Papworth The family and friends of Colin Gibson and Derek Hesketh The Family and Friends of Gail Harris The family and friends of Harvey Mitchell The Family and Friends of Janet Evans The family and friends of Jayesh Thakker The family and friends of Jo Rowley The Family and Friends of John McDermott The Family and Friends of Karen Bradbury The family and friends of Margaret Connor The family and friends of Ruth Clifford The family and friends of Sylvia Hughes The Flatcaps and ZENKO Properties The Berkeley Academy

The friends and family of Diane Johnson The friends and family of Lorraine Kingsley The friends and family of Peter Hampson The friends and family of Rosalind Fitton The King’s School in Macclesfield The members of Astbury Golf Club The Milk Maid Marchers The Okell Trust The Reed Foundation The Sir Edward Lewis Foundation The Steve Burne Charitable Trust The Steve Prescott Foundation The Stoller Charitable Trust The Syncona Foundation The Taylor Family Foundation The Thriplow Charitable Trust The Wibbersley & Thorne Society The Zochonis Charitable Trust Thelma and Charles Hardy Tim Bacon Foundation Together Training ByteSize Transport For Greater Manchester Tresidor Trish Chapman Turton Golf Club V Vital Energi W Warren James Jewellers Ltd Waters Corporation Wilkinson Star Women’s Trust Fund Oldham & District Ladies Commmittee X Xander’s Rockies

Mr and Mrs David Garner MRJ Recruitment N Nantwich Christie Hospital Support Group National Highways Neville Goddard and Patrick McKelvey New Order NHS Charities Together Nigel Alliance OBE Norton Barrie O Oliver and Jackie Beckett One Stop Hire P Pageant Girl Ltd Paul Ferriday - Ball Tampering Allowed Paula Nelson, Family & Friends Pauline and Stephen West Peel Group Pete Constantine Peter Hook, Paul Fletcher, Graeme Park, James Masters, FAC51 The Haçienda PLS Solicitors Premier Estates Ltd Primark Primark Manchester 519 Prof Slevin’s LEJOG Ride Pseudomyxoma Survivor R Reena Patel - Sister of Amit Jai Parmar S Salford Van Hire Samantha Abram, family and friends Securitas Security Services (UK) Seddon Select Property Group Simpson Millar Sir Donald and Lady Edna Wilson Charitable Trust

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FUTURE PLANS Cancer doesn’t stop and neither do we. We have some exciting plans and projects on the horizon that need your support.

Capacity is needed not only to support the current operational service but also to support much needed research at the hospital. As a result, The Christie Charity will fundraise for the redevelopment of this area and to purchase a state-of-the-art 4D CT Scanner. The 4D CT scanner is the next step in imaging and is the first generation in the UK. It scans much faster than a 3D scanner and is more accurate. It uses new technology that captures the location and movement of a tumour, as well as the movement of the patient’s organs to show how this affects the position of a tumour. Not only will the new scanner allow us to scan more patients in less time, but it will also mean that procedures such as ablation can be carried out, which enables clinicians to target cancerous cells more precisely. The new imaging and scanning centre will ensure a much better patient experience. There will be a centralised expanded main waiting area, bigger scanning rooms, dedicated consultation rooms, improved changing facilities with single sex waiting

This year sees the launch of a multi-million pound major fundraising appeal for a brand new scanning centre at the hospital – the Advanced Scanning and Imaging Centre (ASIC). Nearly every Christie patient will have a computed tomography (CT) scan before, during and after their cancer treatment. It could be needed to work out where the cancer is, how close it is to nearby organs and how big it is, to determine how well treatment is working or as part of follow up treatment. As a result, the CT department is one of the busiest in the hospital seeing approximately 115 patients a day with around 24,000 scans carried out a year. When originally built in 1980, the department was treating just 20 patients a day. The current department is no longer fit for purpose as it is cramped in both the waiting and treatment areas, with a confusing layout and very little privacy. The current CT scanners in the department are aging. To future proof the service new scanners are required to keep up with demand and respond to further expected increases.

APPROXIMATELY 115 PATIENTS VISIT THE CT DEPARTMENT EACH DAY, WITH AROUND 24,000 SCANS CARRIED OUT A YEAR.

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areas to improve privacy and dignity, and the administrative functions will be located away from the patient areas.

Our vision is that the Advanced Scanning and Imaging Centre will be a more comfortable, dignified place for all patients to visit during their treatment at The Christie. It will transform the scanning offering and will open up a world of opportunity for the Trust, allowing it to offer more pioneering treatments, research and groundbreaking procedures.

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SARAH HARDING BREAST CANCER APPEAL When popstar Sarah Harding of Girls Aloud fame died in 2021 from breast cancer it sent shockwaves throughout the world. At just 39 years old, Sarah was young and vibrant and in the prime of her life.

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have been diagnosed with breast cancer, with no family history of the disease. And they will be studied alongside 750 women in the same age group who have not had breast cancer, and who also have no family history of the disease. The study will take place at The Nightingale Centre at Wythenshawe Hospital, part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. Eligible participants will be contacted via their GP and asked to complete a questionnaire, provide a saliva sample for genetic testing and have a low dose risk assessment mammogram. Subtle changes in DNA can be identified through saliva to establish types and patterns of genes to develop personalised risk scores. Risk predictions can be overlayed with some other factors such as when a woman’s periods started, alcohol consumption and use of the contraceptive pill. The density of the breast tissue could also play a part in the level of risk of getting the disease. The researchers hope their findings will enable all women to have a risk assessment for breast cancer when they reach the age of 30. Those women identified as high risk could then have access to early screening and opportunities for prevention, to reduce the chances of them developing and potentially dying from the disease.

Sarah’s dying wish was to find new ways to spot the signs of breast cancer earlier and to stop it cutting lives like hers short. This year we are launching a pioneering cancer research project called BCAN-RAY (Breast Cancer Risk Assessment in Young Women) led by Sarah’s consultant Dr Sacha Howell and in Sarah’s memory. The project has been made possible through our Sarah Harding Breast Cancer Appeal and in partnership with Cancer Research UK. Every day more than 150 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK and nearly a fifth of all cases are women who are under 50, most of whom don’t have a family history of the disease. Currently, there is no routine screening programme for early breast cancer in younger women who don’t have family history of the disease, despite it being the most common cause of death in women aged 30-55 years. The project will look at risk factors most commonly found in women diagnosed with breast cancer in their 30s. Based on those risk factors, the scientists will build a model which can identify which women are most at risk of developing breast cancer in their 30s. The study involves recruiting 1,000 women aged between 30 and 39 years old. 250 will be women who

EVERY DAY MORE THAN 150 WOMEN ARE DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER IN THE UK

These are just a couple of examples of projects we will be funding in the coming year, but we cannot do it without your support. Be part of making our plans and ambitions come to fruition. If you would like to know more about any of our projects, please get in touch at the-christie.appeals@nhs.net or on 0161 446 3988 or at christies.org

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