Links to helpful British organisations
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A charity committed to fighting breast cancer through research and awareness. |
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Dedicated to providing free help, information and support to women with breast cancer or other breast-related problems as well as to their families, partners and friends. |
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Offers a therapy programme for people with cancer and their supporters which is entirely complementary to medical treatment. The programme includes relaxation, visualisation, meditation, counselling, healing, art and music therapy, bodywork and nutritional advice. |
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Helps people with cancer, their families and friends live with cancer. Cancer nurses provide information, emotional support and practical advice by telephone or letter. |
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Supports people with lymphoedema and works for better awareness by doctors and for appropriate standards of care. |
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Provides information and emotional support for lymphoma (Hodgkin’s disease and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma) patients and their families. |
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Supports and develops services to provide specialist care for people with cancer at every stage of their illness. This includes an information line; Macmillan nurses; Macmillan doctors; Macmillan cancer care and information units; financial help through patient grants. Services usually part of the NHS. Information on services available on request. Applications for patient grants through hospital and hospice nurses, social workers and other health care professionals. |
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Hands-on palliative nursing care is provided during the day and overnight in patient’s homes by a nationwide network of Marie Curie nurses. This is available through the local district nursing service. Also runs eleven Marie Curie Centres – admission by referral from GP or consultant. Both the services are free of charge. |
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A support organisation for women with ovarian cancer. Develops and works with other cancer organisations to provide relevant literature. |
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Finding ways to improve the care and welfare of people whose lives are affected by prostate cancer. Free information leaflets and telephone helpline manned by counsellors. A network of self-help groups. |
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Dedicated to defeating lung cancer through research, prevention and support for those affected. |
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ACT (Association for Children with Life-threatening or Terminal Conditions and their Families)Encourages the development of children’s palliative care services, promotes models of good care and provides information. There is a charter setting out the standards and facilities which should be available for all affected families. |
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Brain Tumour FoundationAims to develop a support network as well as providing education and information resource for patients, their families and health care professionals.
Information via www.cancerhelp.org.uk |
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UK CancerIndex Cancer-UK is an independent non-profit site that aims to provide both overview information and a gateway to cancer resources in the UK . It is part of the CancerIndex family of Web sites, established in 1996.www.cancer-uk.org |
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Cancer and Leukaemia in Childhood Trust (CLIC)A charity founded in 1976, CLIC has branches in the South West, Oxford , Kent and Edinburgh . The Web site includes details about CLIC, events, news and contact information www.clic.org.uk |
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Leukaemia Research FundA national cancer charity funding research into leukaemia and other types of cancer. The site includes online patient information booklets, and research abstracts. |
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Colon Cancer ConcernConcerned solely with bowel cancer. Aims to sustain the normal quality of life, increase the cure rate and to prolong the survival colorectal cancer patients, developing treatments, campaigning for screening and treatments of proven benefit. |
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London Prostate Cancer Centre Site provides information, advice and treatment from four of the UK ‘s leading cancer specialists. Includes extensive information on causes, diagnosis, treatment options and latest research into the disease. |
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Urostomy AssociationAims to assist all those who have undergone surgery or removal of the bladder with regard to appliances, work situations, marital problems and to assist them to resume as full a life as possible with every confidence.
Information via www.cancerbacup.org.uk |
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Wessex Cancer Trust’s Marc’s LineDevoted to Melanomas and related cancers of the skin, MARC’S Line aims to be of value to patients, their families, health care professionals, teachers and others. |