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The latest news and updates from Doncaster Cancer Detection Trust

A Fond Farewell – Thank You for 60 Years of Support

Sarah Dunning (DBTH Charity Manager), Dr Gavin Hill (Gastroenterology Associate Specialist), Yvonne Woodcock (DCDT Chair), Richard Parker (Chief Executive of DBTH), Victoria Fletcher (DCDT Treasurer), Lesley Barney (Head of Cancer Services), Jane Nadine (DCDT Trustee), Georgina Mullis (DCDT Trustee), Melanie Medlock (DBTH Charity Supporter Assistant) After more than six decades of service, Doncaster Cancer Detection […]

St Wilfrid’s Parish Church, Cantley recently donated £250. 

St Wilfrid’s Parish Church, Cantley recently donated £250.  We are very grateful for their support, thank you very much to one and all.   

Hospital trust thanks cancer detection charity for 60 years of support

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) are celebrating over 60 years of support from the Doncaster Cancer Detection Trust (DCDT). DCDT have been fundraising for Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals since the early 1970s – assisting the Trust with the purchase of numerous pieces of life-saving equipment, which has helped them to stay ahead of […]

Donation of equipment supports increased efficiency for mastectomies and other specialist treatments

The Doncaster Cancer Detection Trust (DCDT) raised funds to purchase two key items of equipment, to assist in the carrying out of specialist procedures at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH). Traditionally, when patients have to undergo a procedure such as a mastectomy (removal of breast tissue), while the person being operated would be placed […]

Tesco Store at Bentley Raised a Terrific £1,690

Tesco Store at Bentley raised a terrific £1,690 from the sale of books.  We are so very grateful to Sue Haigh, management and staff for all their hard work on our behalf.

Wheatley Golf Club Donated a Marvellous £3,628.22

Wheatley Golf Club donated a marvellous £3,628.22 in May which we are using in connection with prostate cancer prevention/diagnosis/treatment in our local hospitals.  Our sincere thanks to everyone who took part in raising such a wonderful amount. 

Life-saving liver scanner donated to Doncaster Royal Infirmary

January is ‘Love Your Liver’ awareness month and we’re proud to announce that DCDT has donated a Fibroscanner to Doncaster Royal Infirmary. The £92,000 Fibroscanner enables hospital staff to diagnose liver disease in a non-invasive, painless scan that takes less than ten minutes. It’s estimated that up to 55,000 patients in Doncaster will benefit from […]

Memory Tree 2023

This year the Memory Tree made £2,088! Thank you to everyone who donated and supported us this year. It was good to see familiar faces again as well as new ones. Also a special thank you to the Frenchgate Centre Management for their ongoing support of DCDT and all the lovely volunteers who helped us […]

Thanks for your support

Thank you to these great organisations and individuals supporting DCDT…

  • Frenchgate Shopping Centre
  • Doncaster Free Press
  • Earl of Doncaster Hotel
  • Buckleys Holidays
  • Christchurch Dancers
  • Doncaster & District Rotary Groups
  • Doncaster Golf Club
  • Doncaster Wheatsheaf Singers
  • Funeral donations
  • Hatfield Friends of DCDT
  • Marks & Spencer
  • Mercure Doncaster Danum Hotel
  • NCS Students
  • Optima International
  • Tesco Bentley
  • Thorne Rural Lions
  • Tickhill & District Lions
  • UNITE Union
  • Vizuality
  • Wheatley Golf Club