Specialist areas
National organisations / support groups
The following national organisations offer advice and support on cancer in general and also have links to information on specific cancer types.
Within the "about cancer" section specific cancer types are listed along with links to other national orgnaisations that might be of help.
To view support groups by cancer type, please see the cancer types a-z.
National support groups
- Brain Tumour Action
- Brain Tumour UK (formerly UK Brain Tumour Society)
- Cancer Buddies Network
- Christian Lewis Trust
- CRUSE Bereavement Care
- Daisy Network
- Deaf Women Against Breast Cancer
- Gerson Support Group
- Gynae C
- Ileostomy and Internal Pouch Support Group (Ia)
- LBCKIT (Lesbians with Breast Cancer Keep in Touch)
- Leukaemia CARE- National
- Lymphoedema Support Network
- Lymphoma Association
- National Association of Laryngectomee Clubs
- Oesophageal Patients Association
- Pancreatic Cancer UK
- Pituitary Foundation
- PSA Prostate Cancer Support Association- National
- Samantha Dickson Research Trust
- SDRT Astro Fund
- Siblinks
- Support for Cancer in Pregnancy
- VACO (Vulva Awareness Campaign Organisation)
- Wessex Urology Support Group