At Suffolk Oxygen Therapy Centre, we understand that a cancer diagnosis changes everything. Whether you’re currently undergoing treatment or navigating recovery, the physical and emotional impact can be significant. Fatigue, brain fog, low energy, and the side effects of treatments such as chemotherapy or radiotherapy can take their toll.

Across Suffolk — including Ipswich and surrounding areas — individuals are exploring hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) as part of a wider wellbeing and recovery plan. It’s important to say from the outset: HBOT is not a treatment or cure for cancer. It should never replace medical care. However, it may offer supportive benefits for some people during or after treatment.

How HBOT may help with Chemotherapy

· HBOT increases the amount of oxygen in the blood, which may help overcome the resistance that low-oxygen tumour environments (hypoxia) pose to chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and immunotherapy.

· HBOT is often effective at managing side effects from cancer treatments, including reducing chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (pain/numbness).

How HBOT may help with Chemotherapy

· HBOT may increase the oxygenation of hypoxic (low oxygen) tumour cells, making them more sensitive to radiation.

· HBOT supports the formation of new blood vessels and tissue repair, aiding recovery from radiation-induced damage and reducing inflammation and scarring in irradiated tissues.

· Reducing Late Radiation tissue injury (LRTI): despite advances in treatment, healthy tissue surrounding the tumour may be damaged by radiation.

· Enhancing Wound Healing and Pain Reduction: HBOT may reduce wound breakdown and improve pain management following radiation therapy