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We’ve been shortlisted for So Glos Gloucestershire Lifestyle Awards
We are thrilled to have been shortlisted for Charity of the Year category of the So Glos Gloucestershire Lifestyle Awards (SGGLA). Voting is free, quick and easy to do. Help crown Cobalt a winner and click here to nominate us. Awards are a … Read more
Medical equipment appeal hits £100,000 in donations
Cobalt’s new appeal to purchase the very latest digital Positron Emission Tomography/Computerised Tomography (PET/CT) scanner has got off to a great start. To date £100,000 of the £303,000 fundraising target needed has been achieved. The total … Read more
Capture a Moment for Cobalt, a photography competition to help teenage cancer patients
Cobalt are launching a photography competition to raise funds to support teenagers and young adults with cancer by providing a specialist nurse. Local professional photographer Sally Ryde is part of the judging panel who will oversee the … Read more
Cobalt’s Make a Will month
Throughout April, local solicitors will be donating time and expertise to support Cobalt. For those of you who have making or updating a will on their to-do list, Cobalt’s Make a Will month may be just what is needed. Solicitors will write or … Read more
Supporters help raise over £35,000 to fund new blood analysis service
Supporters of Cobalt took part in The Big Give Christmas Challenge – a national campaign of ‘match-giving’ to charity and raised over £35,000 in just 1 week. Donations to Cobalt through The Big Give website were matched by the Clive and Sylvia … Read more
October is breast cancer awareness month
The campaign highlights the importance of being aware of any changes and signs and symptoms of breast cancer to look out for and of the ongoing need for research. Cobalt support two breast cancer research nurses for whom there is no available … Read more
Cobalt team up with local solicitors for Make A Will Month
Throughout April, local solicitors across Gloucestershire are donating their expertise free of charge to write or update straightforward Wills. In return their clients can choose to make a donation to Cobalt. Making a Will brings any outstanding … Read more
Carole wants to encourage you to go for breast screening
In 2007 following a routine mammogram Carole received a re-call letter – she said having to wait for her follow-up appointment was the worst part. A malignant lump was discovered in her left breast; it was very small – the Consultant was … Read more
Businesses turn pink for Cobalt’s breast equipment appeal
A new dimension in Breast Screening The new equipment will provide clearer 3D pictures, more like a hologram, of the whole of the breast. The curved compression surface of the new equipment mirrors the shape of the breast making the experience … Read more
We talk to Dr Sarah Vinnicombe, Consultant Radiologist and honorary Senior Lecturer, Breast Centre
What is the role of a Radiologist and how did you come to specialise in radiology and breast cancer/imaging? Breast imaging, I would say is fundamental to sorting out breast problems. If somebody goes along to their GP with a breast problem, … Read more