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Information on Cancer
Cancer Charities
Charities are a great resource to help support you or your loved ones on your cancer journey. They can offer information and support in a variety of ways, practical, physical, emotional and financial. Some offer helplines, with access to medically-trained staff, and others fund research into finding a cure or better treatment for cancer. Please see below some charities that offer help.
Live Through This
Live Through This is a cancer support and advocacy charity for the LGBTIQ+ community. Cancer can affect anyone but until now, the queer community has gone largely underrepresented and we want to change that. We provide a safe space for anybody who identifies as part...
Learning Disability – Know your body
Ansar, Coppafeel and Orchid have joined forces to provide accessible resources for people with a learning disability called Know Your Body. Website: https://www.thera.co.uk/news/know-your-body-resources-launch/ Email:...
Hope for Tomorrow
Hope for Tomorrow is a dedicated charity, bringing cancer care closer to patients’ homes via our Mobile Cancer Care Units (MCCUs). We provided 14,174 treatments in 2018 across 34 locations. Telephone: 01666 505055 Website: https://hopefortomorrow.org.uk/ Address: Hope...
Healthwatch
We are the independent national champion for people who use health and social care services. We’re here to make sure that those running services, and the government, put people at the heart of care. We support local Healthwatch to find out what people want and to...
HeadWrappers
HeadWrappers is a free hair-loss advisory service focusing on alternatives to wigs and providing practical support for anyone experiencing hair loss as a result of cancer treatment. Our aim is to help people look good and feel more confident about themselves as they...
From Me to You
From Me to You – inspiring people to write letters to those living with cancer. Contact www.frommetoyouletters.co.uk to find out how to become a letter writer or to receive a letter. Website: https://www.frommetoyouletters.co.uk/contact
Ellie’s Friends
Ellie’s Friends is a service run by Maggie’s centres. We are dedicated to improving the lives people with cancer, all around the UK. We provide frequent gifts from caring businesses and individuals, to offset some of the financial and psychological impact of a cancer...
Dr Jacksons – Your Local Cancer Care Charity
Dr Jackson Cancer Fund promotes research into the treatment and prevention of cancer and in conjunction with staff at the MY Trust, finance the introduction of successful new techniques. With the generosity and fantastic support of people in the Pontefract and...
Changing faces
We are the UK’s leading charity for the 1.3 million people in the UK who have a visible difference: a mark, scar or condition that makes them look different. We provide advice, support and psychosocial services to childline, young people and adults. Telephone: 0345...
Carers UK
We give carers expert advice, information and support. We’re here to make sure that no matter how complicated your query or your experience, you don’t have to care alone. Telephone: 020 7378 4999 Website: https://www.carersuk.org/home Address: 20 Great Dover...
Cancer Support Yorkshire
For 30 years, Cancer Support Yorkshire has been supporting the people of Yorkshire when they most need our help. Since we opened our doors for the very first time back in 1988, we’ve helped thousands of people come to terms with a cancer diagnosis. We’re not just here...
Cancer Support UK
Cancer Support UK provides practical and emotional support to people living with cancer, both during and after the treatment period. We support people with all kinds of cancer across the UK. Our Cancer Coach programme is an eight-week structured peer support and...
Other useful Cancer resources
Cancer Support Groups
It can be really useful to speak to other people who know how you are feeling because they have been there too. Speaking to those who have a lived experience of cancer can be a great source of comfort. Many support groups also invite speakers or have medical staff in attendance, so can be a great resource to help you on your cancer journey. Here are some local support groups you may be interested in.
Find a Cancer Support Group
Cancer Life Stories
Mammograms – mysteries and myths
I’m a monitored Cancer patient. Part of my monitoring is an Annual Mammogram. I was due to have it during the last week of March; but that was just as “Lockdown” was set in place. Quite a challenging time for all of us; my thoughts kept coming back to my cancelled...