Fight for Life

The BIG fight for the little people

Fight for Life was formed in 1996 to raise funds to build a dedicated children's radiotherapy unit at the Middlesex Hospital, London.

In January 2000 the new unit was opened by Fight for Life's patron, Gary Lineker. The unit is equipped with a state of the art Linear Accelerator radiotherapy machine, enabling treatment with the best possible precision and speed.

We have now moved to a brand new dedicated cancer unit installed at the new UCH hospital on the corner of Tottenham Court Road and Euston Road. Our Linear Accelerator – the high energy radiotherapy equipment used for treating children’s cancers, bought with your money and now fully paid for, is coming with us and we will also have our own brand new ‘children’s play area and waiting room, to give them some breathing space whilst waiting for their treatment. All this has meant that the children under our care have been treated to the very highest standards, and the unit can now claim to be a world-class paediatric cancer treatment centre – second to none. As far as we are aware, there is no other similar facility anywhere in the UK, with such a wide range of expertise and modern equipment. We have also launched a brand new appeal for a dedicated PET/CT scanner which has just been installed and Fight for Life are committed to leasing costs over the next few years of at least £150,000 per annum.

Fight for Life is staffed solely by volunteers and ALL contributions go directly to the fund.