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Macmillan Cancer Support

www.macmillan.org.uk

Tel: 0808 808 00 00

Head office: 020 7840 7840

Write to: Macmillan Cancer Support, 89 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7UQ

Macmillan merged with Cancerbackup in 2008. Together they provide quality assured, up-to-date cancer information, written by specialists for patients, relatives and carers. They also provide grants for cancer patients in financial need and specialist cancer nurses.

Cancer Help UK

www.cancerhelp.org.uk

cancerhelpuk@cancer.org.uk

Tel: 0808 800 4040, 9am - 5pm Monday to Friday

Cancer help is a free information service about cancer and cancer care, for people with cancer and their families provided by Cancer Research UK. A very thorough site that covers all the major cancers with lots of medical information. It includes information about different cancers, diagnosis, treatment, living with it, as well as publications, help organisations and other websites. Its information is informative and easy to read. Each Section has helpful questions to ask your doctor.

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Ask about your cancer medicines

www.askaboutmedicines.org

Produced by the Medicines Partnership and Cancerbackup (now merged with Macmillan Cancer Support). Is designed to support people to make informed choices about cancer treatment, with their health professional, by suggesting questions to ask.

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy

www.bacp.co.uk

enquiries@bacp.co.uk

Tel: 01455 883300

BACP members are individuals and organisations concerned with counselling in a variety of settings. Publishes directories of counselling services and will refer enquirers to a local counsellor free of charge. Please send sae.

Cancer Black Care

info@cancerblackcare.org

Tel: 020 7249 1097

First organisation to address the needs of black people affected by cancer. Cancer Black Care offers information, advice, counselling, advocacy and interpretation services as well as training and cultural awareness for healthcare professionals.

Cancer Counselling Trust

www.cancercounselling.org.uk

Tel: 020 7704 1137

Offers face-to-face and telephone counselling sessions to cancer patients, their familes and friends. Also offers support if a friend or relative has died of cancer. The Trust is staffed by a team of experienced cancer counsellors.

Cancer Research UK

www.cancerresearchuk.org

Tel: 020 7242 0200

Provides information for cancer patients, families and friends. It links to Cancerhelp UK which provides comprehensive information about cancer including risk factors, symptoms and diagnosis, treatments and living with cancer. Each Section has helpful questions to ask your doctor.

Chai Cancer Care

www.chaicancercare.org.uk

info@chaicancercare.org.uk

Tel: 0808 808 4567

Jewish cancer support organisation in North London, that offers a wide range of services including information, counselling, complementary therapies, nutritional, legal and financial advice, and wellbeing clinics.

Chemo Care

www.chemocare.com

Scott Hamilton's chemotherapy site offers the latest chemo information for cancer patients and their families, caregivers and friends. Outlines all you should know about chemotherapy and cancer treatment. An American site so the treatment procedures may differ from the UK.

CLAN (Cancer Link Aberdeen & North)

www.clanhouse.org

clan-aberdeen@btconnect.com

Tel: 01224 647000

Write to: CLAN House, Caroline Place, Aberdeen, AB25 2TH

Is an independent charity covering the whole of Grampian, Orkney and Shetland giving support and information for anyone affected by any type of cancer at any time from diagnosis onwards. Whether affected personally, as a carer, family member or close friend, their services are available to you. Please contact them for details of local support groups and services.

CLIC Sargent

www.clicsargent.org.uk

helpline@clicsargent.org.uk

Tel: 0800 197 0068 Monday to Friday 9 to 5pm

Write to: Griffin House, 161 Hammersmith Road, London, W6 8SG

A charity providing services for children and young people with cancer. Provides professional help and practical care to children and young people diagnosed with cancer, and to their families. Gives financial assistance to families in need. Provides short therapeutic holidays for these young people and their families.

CYANA: Cancer You Are Not Alone

cyana1@tiscali.co.uk

Tel: 020 8553 5366

Community based organisation in East London offering support, information, individual counselling for Newham residents, and social activities. CYANA has an Asian Link Worker who can provide assistance in Punjabi, Hindi, and Urdu.

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre Network

www.ecmcnetwork.org/ecmc/

The aim of the ECMC Network is to bring together laboratory and clinical patient-based research to speed up the development of new therapies and biomarkers by evaluating new drugs and individualising patient treatment. Through a combination of regular national meetings and workshops, expertise and best practice will be shared across the network.

Help with the cost of cancer

http://www.macmillan.org.uk/Documents/HowWeCanHelp/Get_support/financial/CostOfCancer.pdf

Produced by Macmillan Cancer Support. Each section begins with an example of how other people have increased their income by claiming the right benefits. You will need adobe acrobat reader to view these files. Or you can also order a copy of the booklet from their online publications order form.

Look good feel better

www.lookgoodfeelbetter.co.uk

info@lgfb.co.uk

Tel: 01372 747 500

Write to: Look Good…Feel Better, West Hill House, 32 West Hill, Epsom, Surrey, KT19 8JD

Is a charity funded by companies in the UK cosmetics and toiletries industry, offering free support to women living with cancer. Groups of patients are invited to a beauty workshop where they get advice and guidance from beauticians on how a skin care and make-up regimen can help them to cope with emotional and appearance-related side effects of their treatments.

Maggie's Cancer Caring Services

www.maggiescentres.org

maggies.centre@ed.ac.uk

Tel: 0131 537 2456

Write to: Maggie's Centres, 8 Newton Place, Glasgow, G3 7PRA

Maggie’s Centre is for those recently diagnosed with cancer, have been living with cancer for years or have a friend or relative who has cancer. Each Centre is situated beside an NHS Cancer Hospital and has been designed to be as un-institutional as possible, with light, space and warmth. You don’t need to make a time or appointment to visit a Maggie’s Centre you can just walk through the door. There are no payments to be made and no forms to be filled in. All their centres are run by professional, specialist staff. They are always at hand to talk to you or for you to talk to them. They can discuss any aspect of your cancer with you. You can tell them anything. A Maggie’s Centre gives you choices. You can join a support group, take part in weekly sessions like relaxation and stress management or learn about nutrition and health. Or you can simply come in and sit at our kitchen table, have a cup of tea and a biscuit and start to breathe again.

Marie Curie Cancer Care

www.mariecurie.org.uk

info@mariecurie.org.uk

England -Tel: 020 7599 7777

Scotland - Tel: 0131 561 3900,

Wales - Tel: 01495 740 888,

Northern Ireland - Tel: 028 9088 2060

Write to: 89 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7TP

A charity providing free care to cancer patients and their families.

MRC Clinical Trials Unit

www.ctu.mrc.ac.uk

enquiries@ctu.mrc.ac.uk

Tel: 0207 670 4700

Write to: MRC Clinical Trials Unit, 222 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DA

Website listing all recent UK clinical trials relating to cancer, completed and ongoing.

NACER - National Association of Cancer Exercise Rehabilitation

www.nacer.org.uk

mike@nacer.org.uk

(NACER) is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to following aims; To promote exercise as a complimentary component during patients and survivors cancer "journey". To act as a training and resource centre to promote the beneficial effects of exercise for cancer patients and survivors. To represent the interests of private and public organisations involved in the cancer exercise and rehabilitation field.

NHS Cancer Screening Programmes

www.cancerscreening.nhs.uk/index.html

This website provides excellent information about the UK NHS screening programmes and has links to other useful websites. It explains why people are screened for bowel cancer, how the screening programme is organised, and who is eligible for bowel screening. The website also explains how the faecal occult blood test works and how a colonoscopy is performed.

Penny Brohn Cancer Care

www.pennybrohncancercare.org

Tel: 0845 1232310

Holistic cancer therapy centre where you can learn about complementary approaches such as relaxation, meditation, visualisation, spiritual healing, and nutrition for cancer patients. Formally called The Bristol Cancer Help Centre.

SCAN - South East Scotland Cancer Network

scan@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

Tel: 0131 536 9309

SCAN Cancer Information Network, c/o SCAN Office, Deaconess House, 148 Pleasance, Edinburgh, EH8 9RS

This site aims to bring together up to date, relevant and accurate information about local services for people affected by cancer and health care professionals in fife, Lothian, Borders, Dumfries and Galloway.

Siblinks

www.siblinks.org

ashley@siblinks.org

Write to: Siblinks, 1 Betjemin Close, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 2LU

Is a support network for young people (13-25) who have, or have had, a family member affected by cancer, to gain support through social, practical and emotional activities and provide information to raise awareness.

Tak Tent Cancer Support – Scotland

www.taktent.org

tak.tent@care4free.net

Tel: 0141 211 0122

Flat 5, 30 Shelley Court, Gartnavel Complex, Glasgow G12 0YN

Offers information, support, education and care for cancer patients, their relatives and friends and professionals. Network of support groups throughout Scotland. Drop-in Resource and Information Centre at the above address.

Teenage Cancer Trust

www.teenagecancertrust.org

tct@teenagecancertrust.org

Tel: 020 7612 0370

Write to: Teenage Cancer Trust, 3rd floor, 93 Newman Street, London, W1T 3EZ

Funds and organises support and information services for young people with cancer, their families, schools and health professionals. Establishes purpose-built Teenage Cancer Trust Units, and campaigns for better NHS provision for teenagers, and provides its own services. The website offers information about teenage units, about events and what they are working on and there is a forum for teenagers to use.

Tenovus- Wales

www.tenovus.com

post@tenovus.org.uk

Tel: 0808 808 1010

Write to: Tenovus Cancer Information Centre, Velindre NHS Trust, Velindre Hospital, Whitechurch, Cardiff,CF14 2TL

Welsh charity which provides support, information and education for cancer patients and their families. If you are calling from overseas phone +44 (0) 29 2048 2000.

The National Cancer Institute (USA)

www.nci.nih.gov

Write to: NCI Public Inquiries Office, Suite 3036A, 6116 Executive Boulevard, MSC8322, Bethesda, MD 20892-8322

The NCI conducts and supports research and training and disseminates health information about all cancers, covering diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer, rehabilitation, and the continuing care of cancer patients and their families. A no nonsense approach with good medical information, but some of the American drug names, treatments and terminology may be unfamiliar.

Ulster Cancer Foundation

www.ulstercancer.org

infocis@ulstercancer.org

Tel: 0800 783 3339

Write to: 40-42 Eglantine Avenue, Belfast, BT9 6DX

Belfast based organisation that provides support and information for cancer patients and their families as well as working for improved treatments.

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