Planets Cancer Charity in Southampton

PLANETS Cancer Charity helps patients with pancreatic, liver, colorectal, gastric, oesophageal and neuroendocrine cancer by funding patient support groups, innovative treatments and research.  Since 2011 they have raised more than £2,500,000!

At a presentation evening on 30th September 2025 in Emsworth near Portsmouth, I was fascinated to hear about the current research projects the charity is helping to fund. By funding these projects, they’re helping to improve the chances of survival for cancer patients across the South of England initially, but eventually across the UK as well. I will try to provide updates to The Cancer Club membership on these trials as they are available, but you can read more about them here:- Current Projects – PLANETS Charity

One of the Trustees of Planets Cancer Charity is Professor Alex Mirnezami. He just happens to be the surgeon at Southampton General Hospital that operated on me in October 2020 to remove my Bowel Cancer Tumour. I hadn’t seen the professor since I left hospital, so I couldn’t resist getting a photo taken with him and shaking his hand !

Posted by Keith Soley (The Cancer Club)