Links
Links to external web sites have been carefully selected but are provided without any endorsement from CCLG of the content of those sites.
Cancer charities (general)
A non-profit charity dedicated to helping sufferers and families affected by Ewing’s Sarcoma. Link: http://www.adamdealey.org | Region: National |
National charity providing donors for patients in need of a bone marrow transplant. Link: http://www.anthonynolan.org.uk | Region: National |
Promotes research into the causes and treatment of Primary Bone Cancer, and improving the outcomes for patients. Link: http://www.bonecancerresearch.org.uk | Region: National |
Works to support brain tumour patients, their families, friends and carers through making connections, providing information and funding research. Link: http://www.braintumouruk.org.uk/ | Region: National |
CancerCare is a local charity dedicated to the support of cancer patients, their families, their carers, and those bereaved by cancer in the North Lancashire and South Lakeland areas. Link: http://www.cancercare.org.uk/index.htm | Region: N. England |
A free information service through Cancer Research UK about cancer, clinical trials and cancer care for people with cancer and their families. Link: http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk | Region: National |
Information on cancer, cancer research and becoming a volunteer for the charity. Link: http://www.cancerresearchuk.org | Region: National |
Charity supporting families affected by retinoblastoma. Link: http://www.chect.org.uk | Region: National |
Leicestershire and Rutland cancer charity offering patients and families a range of services to help with practical and emotional problems following a diagnosis of cancer. Link: http://www.c-w-c.org.uk | Region: Midlands |
Charity promoting research into histiocytosis. Link: http://www.hrtrust.org/web/guest/home | Region: National |
UK charity dedicated exclusively to researching blood cancers and disorders including leukaemia, Hodgkin’s and other lymphomas, and myeloma. Link: http://www.llresearch.org.uk/ | Region: National |
Charity providing care and support for all affected by leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and allied blood disorders. Link: http://www.leukaemiacare.org.uk/1/home.html | Region: National |
The Leukaemia Society (U.K.) is dedicated to ensuring that more people with Leukaemia survive, have the best possible quality of life and that their families and carers get the support they need. The Society raises money devoted to the recruitment of vol Link: http://www.leukaemiasociety.org/ | Region: National |
Charity providing emotional support and information to anyone with lymphatic cancer and to their families, carers and friends. Link: http://www.lymphoma.org.uk | Region: National |
Macmillan Cancer Support merged with Cancerbackup. Together they provide up-to-date cancer information, practical advice and support for cancer patients, families and carers. Link: http://www.macmillan.org.uk | Region: National |
Purpose built centres for anyone affected by cancer providing information, benefits advice, psychological support both individually and in groups, courses and stress reducing strategies. Link: http://www.maggiescentres.org | Region: National |
Centres providing information and support to patients, families and friends dealing with a cancer diagnosis. Link: http://www.maggiescentres.org | Region: National |
UK charity providing Marie Curie nurses to care for terminal patients at home; provider of independent hospices; funds scientific research into cancer and palliative care Link: http://www.mariecurie.org.uk | Region: National |
Charity set up to help finance research into bone cancer and raise public awareness of the disease. Link: http://homepages.which.net/~pear.tree | Region: National |
Our mission is to use our conference to bring together cancer patients,their family members,carers and medical and health care professionals. We encourage all those affected by cancer, to share their experience, knowledge and strength with each other in a Link: http://www.nationalcancer.org/ | Region: National |
Registered charity with aims of providing support for young families who have a mother or a father suffering from cancer, improving facilities in NHS Cancer facilities especially for families with young babies and Contributing to Cancer research. Link: http://www.ncsf.org.uk/index.htm | Region: National |
Aims to provide integrated care, including healing, for patients with cancer in the UK. Link: http://www.cancertherapies.org.uk | Region: S & SE. England |
Welsh based charity which provides funds for research, support and counselling services for patients and their families; produces information leaflets and runs a confidential cancer helpline. Link: http://www.tenovus.com/ | Region: Wales |
Charity campaigning for improved cancer services in the UK. Link: http://www.nationalcanceralliance.co.uk | Region: National |
Charity providing information and support to patients with cancer and their families in Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire, the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands. Link: http://www.wessexcancer.org | Region: S & SE. England |
