Below is a list of links to organisations or services that may be of help. If you think there are other links which should be mentioned, please let us know using the 'Contact Us' page.

We take great care over the websites we provide links to and we check them regularly, but we are not responsible for the content of those external sites. The inclusion of a link to an external website should not, therefore, be interpreted as an endorsement of that site, its content, or any product or service it may provide.

Macmillan has developped a large number of information material such as booklets, audio tapes but also information in different lagnuages, specifically for people with cancer, their family and friends.

To see their full range of publications and order them free of charge, please visit Be.Macmillan (you will need to register to browse and order from the website) or call 0800 500 800.

Below is a list of charities specific with an interest for a specific tumour which offer a range of services:

• All cancers: www.cancerresearchuk.org and www.macmillan.org.uk

• Breast cancer: www.breastcancercare.org.uk and www.breakthrough.org.uk

• Bowel cancer: www.beatingbowelcancer.org

• Lymphatic cancer: www.lymphomas.org.uk

• Ovarian cancer: www.ovarian.org.uk

• Mesothelioma: www.mesothelioma.uk.com
  

• Mouth cancer: www.rdoc.org.uk

• Pancreatic cancer: www.pancreaticcancer.org.uk

• Prostate cancer: www.prostatecancer.org.uk and www.everymancampaign.org
  
  

• Pain Relief Foundation: www.painrelieffoundation.org.uk
  
  
• Cancer 52: www.cancer52.org.uk
  
  

• www.counselling-directory.org.uk
  
  The purpose of the site is to provide a counselling support network, enabling those in distress to find a counsellor close to them and appropriate for their needs. This is a confidential service that will hopefully encourage those in distress to seek help.

The Information Prescription Service (IPS) allows users, both professional and public, to create information prescriptions (IPs) for long-term health needs.

What is an information prescription?

Information prescriptions are a quick and easy way to provide information about your condition and local services. As part of the NHS Constitution, the NHS has committed to:

“offer you easily accessible, reliable and relevant information to enable you to fully participate in your own healthcare decisions, and to support you in making choices.”

These information prescriptions bring together a wealth of information sources from NHS Choices and their charity partners to make it easier for you to find the information you need.

How do information prescriptions help?

An informed patient is better placed to make decisions about their care and well-being, and manage changes in their health status. Information gives people the power and confidence to become partners in their care. It helps them to regain a sense of control over their lives and can reduce the fear and loneliness that the diagnosis of a life-threatening or long-term condition can bring.

To find out more, vist the Information Prescription Service. You will need to register in order to self-suscribe.