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The 63-year-old from Weaverham in Cheshire was diagnosed with kidney cancer in September last year and had surgery to remove it in December. “The anaesthetist told me the surgery was close to being aborted because of the amount of oxygen I needed. I was horrified and knew there and then that I had to quit,” he says Charlotte and Paula from The Christie’s health promotion team helped Tony to kick the habit. Tony Jackson, a retired soldier whose life-saving cancer surgery was almost cancelled partway through because of damage caused by being a lifelong smoker, says it was the wake-up call he needed to quit. Tony’s wake-up call to stop smoking

“T hey gave me the support and encouragement I needed to give up. After just a week, I realised I wasn’t coughing at bedtime or first thing in the morning, and soon after, my sense of smell returned. Most importantly, I’m loving life and feeling well. I am proud that I’ve stopped smoking and am looking after my body.” Tony Jackson

Important equipment upgrades Muriel Large from Northwich became the first person to be treated on a new radiotherapy machine at The Christie. She was diagnosed with squamous cell

carcinoma (a type of skin cancer) after noticing a growth on her nose. She had an operation to remove it, which was a success, and was then referred to The Christie for radiotherapy to reduce the risk of the cancer returning. Muriel’s recently completed her fifth and final session of superficial treatment, a form of low-energy radiotherapy often used for non melanoma skin cancer.” The Christie has invested around £370,000 to upgrade its superficial treatment service, which includes building work to provide a more pleasant patient treatment environment and the new machine, replacing one over 10 years old.

Muriel Large

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