£75,000 donation enables rapid cancer diagnosis

Thanks to a £75,000 donation from the Marina Dalglish Appeal, our new state-of-the-art ultrasound machine provides rapid cancer diagnosis for our patients.

Around 12,000 new cases of head and neck cancer are diagnosed each year in the UK. Professor Terry Jones, Consultant Head and Neck Surgeon, said the donation is helping people in the region to receive diagnostic results more quickly. He said: “Our new ultrasound machine is being used as part of a rapid diagnosis service at Aintree University Hospital. Time is of the essence when it comes to diagnosing and starting treatment with any cancer, so I’d like to thank Marina for this generous donation which has made a real difference to the experience of patients in our region.” Marina set up the appeal in 2005 after being successfully treated for breast cancer two years earlier at Aintree. Over the years the appeal has made charitable donations which have benefitted cancer patients at Aintree, Broadgreen Hospital and the Royal. Marina and her husband, Liverpool FC legend, Sir Kenny Dalglish recently visited the Head and Neck team to see the ultrasound machine in action and meet some of the surgical and radiology staff who work together to diagnose and treat patients with head and neck cancer. Marina said: “I know first-hand what a fantastic job the team at Aintree University Hospital do and the Liverpool Head and Neck Centre is doing really important work to tackle some of the most complex cancers there are. I’m delighted that, through the appeal, we have been able to support the purchase of an additional ultrasound machine that is helping people to get diagnosed more quickly.”