Mayor goes the extra mile to help cancer centre

A FUNDRAISING appeal to support Swansea's very own cancer centre has been given the mayoral seal of approval.

- JAMES ARNOTT

Swansea's new Lord Mayor Councillor Cheryl Philpott has made the Going the Extra Mile for Cancer appeal her chosen charity during her one-year term of office.

The appeal, run by Swansea Bay Health Charity, aims to raise £200,000 to support patients and staff at the South West Wales Cancer Centre, or SWWCC, in Singleton Hospital.

Run by Swansea Bay University Health Board, the SWWCC provides a range of life-saving NHS treatments such as radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy.

Councillor Philpott, who has represented the Sketty Ward since 2004, explained why she chose Going the Extra Mile for Cancer as her charity.

"It's because cancer does not discriminate, not by postcode, gender, age or religious belief," she said.

"I'm certain most of us know someone who has been affected by it or know families who have lost loved ones. Patients, like a very dear friend of mine, can sometimes be faced with arduous treatment.