Cancer
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The following charities provide information and support for people living with cancer. Click on each of the links below to find out more.
Cancer Support UK
CCLG - The Children & Young People's Cancer Association
Click HERE to find information about all types of cancer, including diagnosis, treatments and drugs, as well as advice to help with the different ways cancer may impact your life.
As well as information about cancer, Macmillan Cancer Support has worked with Sherwood Forest Hospital Trust to develop the Macmillan Information and Support Centre (at Kings Mill Hospital) The Centre is staffed by Cancer Information and Support Specialists who can help you find the information and support you need.
They offer a range of information relating to cancer and can signpost you to organisation and events to support your wellbeing. They support anybody affected by cancer including those worried about cancer, those with or who have had cancer, and those supporting people with cancer. You do not need a referral or appointment to use the service and they are open Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4pm (excluding bank holidays). Call: 01623 672333 or email sfh-tr.cancer.info@nhs.net Outside of opening hours support can be accessed using the Macmillan Support Line, which is open 8am-8pm 7 days a week, on 0800 808 00 00.
MacMillan also has an Online Community where people understand what it's like to have cancer. They have an online cancer forum with over 80,000 members; who have all been there. Support is available 24 hours a day, in a safe environment. Explore MacMillan's cancer support forums to find a group that is relevant to your experience. Whether you're looking to connect with someone who has a similar experience, or share tips on how to cope, there's a space for everyone. Click HERE to browse through the groups.
MacMIllan Cancer Support gives you the opportunity to Ask an Expert where you can get information and support from experienced professionals. Their experts are there to help answer your questions. Click HERE if you'd like to ask a question.
When you’re diagnosed with cancer you need much more than just medical treatment. Maggie's provides information about how treatment will affect you, emotional support, practical advice, and a place to go where you can meet and talk to people who are going through the same things.
Maggie's has a centre based at City Hospital in Nottingham. Their support is free and you don't need an appointment or referral to visit the centre. They are there for anyone with cancer and their family and friends, whatever kind of cancer, and whatever stage they’re at. There is no time limit on their support and they're there for as long as they're needed. Many of their staff are NHS-trained and all their Cancer Support Specialists have expert knowledge about cancer and treatment. Their centres have psychologists and benefits advisors who are available for anyone with cancer and those close to them. they also work with experts who provide exercise groups, yoga, nutrition advice and much more.
As well as the support provided through the centre they have an excellent website offering practical advice and support including information about:
- The Support they Offer
- Managing Emotions
- Managing Practically
- Managing Symptoms and Side Effects
- Managing Socially
- Supporting Someone with Cancer
Maggie's also provides information:
Cancer Research UK is a registered charity working to fund scientists, doctors and nurses to help beat cancer sooner. They also provide cancer information to the public and have a very useful website providing lots of information about all aspects of cancer:
- Cancer Types
- Worried about Cancer
- Cancers in General
- Causes of Cancer
- Coping with Cancer
- Life Beyond Cancer
Cancer Research UK also has an online forum, Cancer Chat where members can talk to others affected by cancer, share experiences, or ask a question to their friendly team of cancer specialist nurses.
Their website includes short video clips. Click on the video below where Yvonne shares her story of life after breast cancer and how she coped when her treatment finished. She talks about some of the physical effects of the cancer and its treatment and what helped her through. She and her sister Sonia also talk about what it was like going to check up appointments, something that is not always easy.
