The Minster Practice, Lichfield
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One in three
of us will develop cancer. This section will cover prevention, diagnosis, referral and treatment issues of a steadily increasing number of types of cancer. Use links on left to go direct to information on this site about a particular cancer. There are web links and phone numbers below for support groups and cancer related topics.
Web links and telephone numbers for support groups The Befriending Network provides trained volunteers who visit the homes of those with a life threatening illness or who are receiving palliative (control of symptoms) care. At the moment active in North West London, Brighton and Oxfordshire but can give details of similar services nationwide. 07041 420 192 Breast Cancer Care: Includes support for
women who think they have breast cancer 0808 800 6000 Cancer in the young: CancerBACUP: Cancer nurses provide information and emotional support to patients, relatives and friends. 0808 800 1234 Monday to Friday. The charity is expanding the service as demand currently (Nov 2000) outstrips supply of specialist nurse time. CancerHelp UK: A free information service about cancer and cancer care, written especially for patients and their families and presented by Cancer Research UK. "Over 3,000 pages of world class information". www.cancerhelp.org.uk Cancer Information service: "Probably the most complete on-line resource about cancers" www.cancerbacup.org.uk Cancer Link: Aims to track support options. Publishes annual Directory of Cancer Self Help and Support which is available free to those affected by cancer. Please let us know via the Minster Feedback Pageif you use a group not listed here so that we can add the group to this list in order to provide the information for others. National Cancer Plan: www.doh.gov.uk/cancer/cancerplan.htm Cancer Research UK: Information about various types of cancer http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/ National Cancer Research Institute: www.ncri.org.uk National Cancer Research Network: www.ncrn.org.uk Carcinoid: 020 8398 3931 Colon cancer concern information line 020 7381 4711 British Colostomy Association: Advice and free information pack 0800 328 4257 Gynaecological cancers: CHRIS Gynae Group offers friendship, support and practical help for women and their families and carers. Meetings third Thursday of each month at Good Hope Hospital Contact Winifred Pollard 0121 373 8006 or Maggie Smith 0121 373 0428 Ileostomy and Internal Pouch Support Group: 0800 018 4724 National Association of Laryngectomee Clubs: 020 7381 9993 Leukaemia Care Society: Free membership; offers family caravan holidays. 0800 169 6680 Major information resource for Lymphoedema: www.lymphoedema.org Lymphoma Association: 0808 808 5555 Macmillan Cancer Relief: Supports and develops services to provide specialist care for people with cancer at every stage of their illness (including paying salaries of professionals associated with hospices). Also provide financial help through patient grants. www.macmillan.org.uk 0845 601 6161 Marie Curie Cancer Care: Runs 11 hospices and provides nationwide community nursing service. 020 7599 7729 O Patients Association: Oesophageal cancer sufferers are given leaflets and guidance during and after treatment. 0121 704 9860 Ovacome A support group for ovarian cancer www.ovacome.org.uk NHS Prostate Cancer Programme:
www.doh.gov.uk/cancer/prostate.htm Teenage Cancer Trust: Aims to save and improve the lives of teenagers with cancer www.teencancer.org/ Urostomy Association: Assists people about to undergo or have undergone surgery resulting in the removal of the bladder due to cancer 01245 224294
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