Specific cancers

The information provided on this page is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her existing physician.

Breast cancer
www.breastcancercare.org.uk
A brilliant site. Loads of patient information - can be downloaded as PDFs and printed off.

www.thebreastcaresite.com
Helping breast cancer survivors reclaim a positive and healthy lifestyle. This is an American site, examples are therefore taken from the US. The information is helpful and can be printed off easily.

www.komen.org
This American web site comes recommended by our patron. It deals exclusively with the subject providing a wealth of information.

Leukaemia
www.cancerbackup.org.uk/Cancertype/Leukaemiaacutemyeloid
Quite a difficult one as there are lots of different types. Cannot yet find one charity which covers them all, so perhaps best to look at the resources on the cancerbackup site. The above link is for acute Myeloid Leukemia.

Lung cancer
www.roycastle.org
http://www.roycastle.org/patient/index.htm
This is recommended as an excellent site. The second link will take you directly to patient information about lung cancer.

Skin Cancer
www.britishskinfoundation.org.uk
Click on the link below and you will find the section about cancer.
http://www.britishskinfoundation.org.uk/standard.aspx?id=240

Prostate cancer
www.prostatecancerfoundation.org/site/c.itIWK2OSG/b.46403/k.797C/Prostate
This is a cancer concerning those in later life. This is a good site with lots of infomation.

www.prostate-cancer.org.uk
This site is easy to use and contains a wealth of useful information. Publications can be downloade

Bowel cancer
www.bowelcancer.tv
A site set up by Lynn Foulds-Wood. A good site.

www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/
Dedicated to raising awareness of bowel cancer, improving the quality of life of those affected and ultimately reducing the number of deaths from this form of cancer.

www.ostomyinternational.org/ostomy.html
This site has lots of information about the procedures and different types of pouches, etc.

www.fsf.asso.fr/associations_bis.htm
This is the site of the Féderation des stomisés de France. It gives access to contacts in various Departements. A French site, but useful for specialised help.

Head and neck cancer
www.cancerbackup.org.uk/Cancertype/Headneck
A link to cancer backup which is possibly the best information without being hospital specific

Ovarian cancer
http://www.ovacome.org.uk/
A good website with lots of links - mainly for ovarian cancer - one of the most common female cancers.

www.asbestos.com
This is an excellent American website which contains detailed information about asbestos related cancers and accompanying resources. There is a particularly good section on grief and coping with grief, identifying the many losses we experience throughout life. Asbestos.com is committed to providing the latest, up-to-date information to its visitors in the hopes of spreading awareness about the dangers of asbestos cancer.