Breast cancer machine fund gets £3k cash boost (From This is The West Country)
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Breast cancer machine fund gets £3k cash boost
3:51pm Thursday 24th January 2013 in News
By Daniel Milligan
Olympic BMX star Liam Phillips with the OSNA fund committee and cheque for £3,000. PHOTO: Geoff Hal
A SPECIAL breast screening machine at Musgrove Park Hospital is one step closer to reality after Olympic BMX star Liam Phillips presents a cheque for £3,000.
The OSNA Fund has already raised £35,000 towards the £75,000 machine which can detect cancer cells in lymph glands after an operation in minutes rather than days The machine in place at the moment can take up to a week to give results back to patients.
Liam said it is a fund close to his heart as his grandmother was treated for breast cancer at the hospital.
Breast Surgeon Jasper Gill said: “It will make a huge difference to the ladies in Somerset with breast cancer.”
The fundraising team are holding a launch party at Cosy Club in Taunton on Wednesday, February 6, at 7.30pm if you want to show your support. Contact osna@live.co.uk
