Resources and support organisations

Provides free advice and support on hair loss, hair loss prevention (scalp cooling) and hair care, before, during and after cancer treatments.

They offer advice and support to children, teenagers and adults.

Cancer Hair Care C/O - The Caring Hair Studio 5A Middle Row Stevenage Hertfordshire SG1 3AN

Phone: 01438 311 322 Email: Support@cancerhaircare.com

Visit the Cancer Hair Care website

Changing Faces provide support and information for people who have any form of facial disfigurement including disfigurement caused by cancer. They also provide a skin camouflage service for people in England and Scotland. Trained volunteers teach people how to apply specialist cover creams.

Phone: 0300 0120 275 (support and advice line) Head office email: info@changingfaces.org.uk

The contact details for the skin camouflage service are:

Phone: 0300 0120 276 Email: skincam@changingfaces.org.uk

Visit the Changing Faces website

This UK organisation for people with facial disfigurement offers:

• telephone support

• a service to link up people in similar situations

• dietary and medical advice

• social activities

• resources and a newsletter

Email: sandra.smith@lets-face-it.org.uk

Visit the Let's Face It website

This charity aims to help with the physical and emotional wellbeing of people going through cancer treatment. They provide confidence boosting workshops, which gives a chance for people to meet others going through a similar experience and to learn skills to manage some of the side effects of treatment, such as skincare and make up techniques.

Workshops take place in hospitals and support centres across the UK. You can find your nearest workshop and read more about the work of the charity on their website.

Phone: 01372 747500

Email: info@lgfb.co.uk

Visit the Look Good Feel Better website

The Bladder and Bowel Community supports people living with bladder and bowel disorders and has a telephone helpline. The service is confidential. They can also give you information about stoma products.

They have a 'Just Can't Wait' card which allows holders access to toilets in shops and when you are out. It's free to order on the website.

Forward House 17 High Street Henley-in-Arden B95 5AA

Home Delivery Service: 0800 031 5406

Email: help@bladderandbowel.org

Visit the Bladder and Bowel Community website

Breast Cancer Now is a charity dedicated to funding breast cancer research. They also provide breast cancer information and support across the UK. Services are free and include a helpline, website, publications, and practical and emotional support. It was formed by the merger of The Breast Cancer Campaign and Breakthrough Breast Cancer in 2015.

6th Floor The White Chapel Building 10 Whitechapel High Street London E1 8QS

Tel: 0333 20 70 300

E-mail: hello@breastcancernow.org

Ask a nurse: Contact form Find out about Breast Cancer Now

This is a UK support group for people with a colostomy. It provides information and support and booklets to anyone who has or is about to have a colostomy.

24 hour free helpline: 0800 328 4257 Email: hello@colostomyuk.org General enquires: 0118 939 1537 (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm)

Visit the Colostomy UK website

A registered charity that aims to improve understanding, awareness and knowledge of lymphoedema. They actively contribute to the improvement of the management of lymphoedema worldwide, especially in developing countries. They have a number of booklets that you can download free of charge. 

Email: contact@lympho.org

International Lymphoedema Framework website

The Limbless Association produces a quarterly magazine and publications. It provides information, advice and support for people of all ages who have had amputations, or suffer with congenital limb loss.

Helpline: 0800 644 0185 Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

Limbless Association Mayflower Community Hospital Blunts Wall Road Billericay CM12 9SA

Read more on the Limbless Association website

A national charity offering information and support to anyone affected by lymphoedema. It has local support groups, a helpline and a website. It also produces a range of information including factsheets about lymphoedema and its treatment, videos about self management techniques for lymphoedema, and a newsletter.

Telephone: 020 7351 4480

Email: admin@lsn.org.uk

Visit the Lymphoedema Support Network website

Macmillan Cancer Support is a charity that gives practical and medical support to people with cancer in the UK. Its helpline offers support with clinical, emotional, general and welfare benefits needs. They also publish booklets about cancer and treatments. Information is available in other languages.

Freephone: 0808 808 00 00 (7 days a week, 8am to 8pm)

Contact email form

Visit the Macmillan Cancer Support website

Maggie’s is a national charity with centres across the UK. They offer care and support to people affected by cancer. Each centre is beside an NHS cancer hospital and is run by specialist staff.

You can join a support group, take part in weekly sessions like relaxation and stress management, or learn about nutrition and health. You can also visit just to have a cup of tea and a friendly chat.

Phone: 0300 123 1801 Email: enquiries@maggies.org

Visit the Maggie’s website

MLD UK promotes public awareness of Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD). They publish a register of practitioners of MLD.

Telephone: 0844 800 1988

Email: admin@mlduk.org.uk

Visit the MLD UK website

A charitable membership body of health care professionals with an interest in the care and support of people with lymphoedema. Their resources include a directory of lymphoedema specialist practitioners.

Tel: 01452 790 178

Find out about The British Lymphology Society

College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT) provides information about what help and therapy is available for sexual difficulties.

Telephone: 020 8106 9635 Email: info@cosrt.org.uk

Visit the COSRT website

Prostate Cancer UK provides information and support to anyone with concerns about prostate cancer. They have a helpline, produce information and fund research into prostate cancer.

Contact form Helpline: 0800 074 8383

Visit the Prostate Cancer UK website

Relate offers private and confidential counselling, and psychosexual therapy to help with relationship problems. They provide counselling over the phone, through a webcam or face to face at a Relate centre. Clients are asked to contribute towards the cost of their counselling sessions according to their income.

Visit the Relate website

Relationships Scotland provides relationship counselling, family mediation, child contact centres and other family support services across all of mainland and island Scotland.

InfoLine: 0345 119 2020 (open Monday to Friday 9.30am to 4pm)

Email: enquiries@relationships-scotland.org.uk

Relationships Scotland