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THERE are hundreds of organisations who provide a wealth of useful information about cancer. These are our top ten organisations. Please click on the links below to find the further information you want.
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Adele's Memorial Fund Set up in memory of Adele Puckrin, a Redcar teenager, who died from a brain tumour in November 2003. The fund was launched by her parents to help some of the charities and organisations who kept Adele smiling during her brave battle against cancer. It is an entirely voluntary organisation. |
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CancerBACUP Each year the CancerBACUP nurses provide information and support for nearly 50,000 cancer patients and their families by telephone, letter and email and CancerBACUP provides hundreds of thousands of booklets and factsheets on every aspect of cancer. CancerBACUP is entirely supported by voluntary donations, trusts and corporate sponsorship |
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Cancer Index The Guide to Internet Resources for Cancer A gateway to cancer information on the Net since 1996. This non-profit guide contains over 100 pages and more than 4,000 links to cancer related information. It is regularly updated and links are periodically verified using a link-checker. |
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Cancer Research UK Their vision is to conquer cancer through world-class research. They are the largest volunteer-supported cancer research organisation in the world. With a dedicated team of 3,000 scientists and an annual scientific spend of more than £176 million – raised almost entirely through public donations. |
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The International Confederation of
Childhood Cancer Parent Organizations The ICCCPO was founded in May 1994 in Valencia, Spain. ICCCPO is a worldwide network of organizations of parents of children with cancer. It aims to share information and experience in order to improve access to the best possible care for children with cancer everywhere in the world. |
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The Louis Trust .The Louis Trust was set up in May 2003 as a lasting memory to Louis Simm, who was 17 months of age when he lost his fight for life in March 2002. The purpose of the The Louis Trust Charity is to provide support and practical help to children and their families suffering from cancer. |
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The National Alliance of Childhood
Cancer Parents Organisations NACCPO is made up of parent run organisations who have common aims of working together with families and health professionals to support children with cancer. NACCPO provides the link between the UK parents groups and the International Confederation of Childhood Cancer Parent Support Groups (ICCCPO). |
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Sargent Cancer Care For Children Each year over 2,000 children and young people under 21 are diagnosed with cancer. Sargent Cancer Care for Children supports families at home and in hospital from the day of diagnosis. They provide practical and financial help. They also provide short breaks for families at their specialist centre in Scotland. |
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Siblinks Siblibks aim to provide a network for young people who have or have had a family member affected by cancer to gain support through social, practical and emotional activities and provide information to raise awareness. Their objective is to develop a network of young people 13 - 25 years who are siblings or sons and daughters of people affected by cancer. |
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The United Kingdom Children's Cancer
Study Group UKCCSG was established to improve the management of children with cancer and to advance the knowledge and study of childhood malignancy. It has over 450 members, working in 22 specialised Paediatric Oncology centres throughout the British Isles, and including about 50 overseas members. Membership of the Group includes all disciplines involved in the treatment of children with cancer. |
