Childhood cancer helplines
NHS
MacMillanHelpline: 0808 808 0000 to speak to a cancer specialist nurse.
RhabdomyosarcomaAims are to help people live with cancer by providing information, emotional support and counselling for patients, their families and health.
Cancer Research UK
Helpline: 0808 800 4040
CancerHelp UK is a free information service about cancer and cancer care for people with cancer and their families.
Young Lives vs Cancer
Central Support and social care team: 0300 303 5220
Every day 10 families are told their child has cancer. As the UK's leading children's cancer charity, CLIC Sargent is the only organisation to offer them all round care and support. That’s because we’re there every step of the way.
Solving Kids’ Cancer
Parent Support: 020 7284 0800
Solving Kids’ Cancer supports children and families affected by neuroblastoma, a rare form of paediatric cancer. There are around 100 new cases of neuroblastoma each year, of which children are predominantly under 5 years old. We provide a range of specialist support services to families affected by neuroblastoma designed to equip them with the knowledge and resources they need to fight this disease. We also fund the ground-breaking neuroblastoma research that is essential to push treatment forward and improve outcomes for children.
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.
Neuroblastoma UK
General Enquiries: 020 3096 7890
Neuroblastoma is a rare and aggressive childhood cancer. About a hundred children in the UK are diagnosed each year. The Society works exclusively for these children in raising funds for British research into the disease, and offering information and support for anyone affected by
neuroblastoma.
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.
The Rainbow Trust
General enquiries: 01372 363438
Rainbow Trust Children's Charity provides emotional and practical support to families who have a child with a life threatening or terminal illness.
The Sick Children’s Trust
Head office: 020 7638 4066
The Sick Children’s Trust believes that no child should be separated from their family while in hospital receiving treatment for serious illness. Our mission is to provide high quality 'Home from Home' accommodation for families whose children are receiving hospital treatment for serious illness.