Cancer helplines
NHS
Macmillan Cancer Support
Helpline: 0808 808 00 00 to talk to a cancer nurse
We are a source of support, helping with all the things that people affected by cancer want and need. It's not only patients who live with cancer, we help carers, families and communities. We guide people through the system, supporting them every step of the way. If you have any questions about cancer, need support, or if you just want someone to talk to, call the free helpline. Because cancer can affect life in so many ways, we do whatever it takes to give people the support they need.
Cancer Help UK
Nurse Helpline: 0808 800 4040
Cancer Research UK is a free information service about cancer and cancer care for people with cancer and their families.
Cancer Support UK
Cancer Support UK provides practical and emotional support to people living with cancer, both during and after the treatment period. We support people with all kinds of cancer across the UK. Our services are designed and delivered by people who have experienced cancer themselves – to improve the experience of others.
Children with Cancer UK
Tel: 0800 222 9000
Children with Cancer UK is the leading national children's charity dedicated to the fight against all childhood cancers. Around 4,200 children and young people are diagnosed with cancer every year in the UK. That’s around 10 children and young people diagnosed with cancer every day in the UK. We’ve been working tirelessly to fund research and initiatives that support children and their families through their cancer journey. Our vision is a world where every child and young person survives cancer.
Teenage Cancer Trust
Tel: 020 7612 0370
Around six young people aged between 13 and 24 are diagnosed with cancer every day in the UK. They need expert treatment and support from the moment they hear the word ‘cancer.’ We’re the only charity dedicated to making this happen. We bring young people together so they can be treated together, by teenage cancer experts, in the best place for them.
Young Lives vs Cancer
Helpline: 0300 303 5220
When a child is diagnosed with cancer it threatens everything, for them and their family. At a time when they should be busy being children, enjoying their rollercoaster teenage years or finding their feet at uni, life becomes full of fear. Fear of treatment, but also of families being torn apart, of overwhelming money worries, mental health stretched to breaking point, of having nowhere to turn, no one to talk to. At Young Lives vs Cancer, we get that. We are the charity that helps children and young people (0-25) and their families find the strength to face whatever cancer throws at them.
Maggie’s Centres
Maggie’s is a charity that provides free expert care and support in centres across the UK and online. Our cancer support specialists, psychologists and benefits advisors are here for you and everyone you love. In every centre, you’ll find a bright and welcoming space full of the kind of support that people facing cancer need and deserve.