CANCER patients are to be given their own hospital gowns thanks to a local charity.

Rosemere Cancer Foundation has spent £1,625 on 500 polycotton popper gowns for the Radiotherapy Department at Rosemere Cancer Centre.

Gowns will be given out at treatment planning appointments, initially to those receiving treatment to chest, head and neck areas.

Rosemere Cancer Centre’s Radiotherapy Department delivers treatment to patients from throughout Lancashire and South Cumbria.

Linda O’Shea, acting principal radiographer, asked Rosemere Cancer Foundation for help after a number of patients commented on gowns not fitting well enough and being very creased.

She said: “Creasing is due to the cleaning process but patients have, at times, not believed them to be fresh for their use.

“By supplying patients with their own new gown, patients can be confident of both cleanliness and appropriate sizing.”