Health Charities That specialise in Cancer

Supporting Young People with, or affected by Cancer. Providing financial, emotional and social support either during treatment or when in remission o Provision of grants to aid physical and financial needso Work with hospitals to improve facilities

THE CHARITY RAISES FUNDS FOR RESEARCH INTO FINDING A CURE FOR PANCREATIC CANCER

The charity provides support to anyone affected by cancer by means of individual support, group support, therapeutic arts, counselling, complementary therapies and information within a friendly, caring environment.

We provide a Milly Bag to all new families whose child has been diagnosed with cancer and admitted onto Ward 84 at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Ward 3B at Alder Hey Children's Hospital and Ward L31 at Leeds Children's Hospital. The Milly Bag contains essential items that will help and support families during the first few weeks on the ward and beyond.

Linc Charity is dedicated to supporting blood cancer patients and their families. We provide both emotional and financial support to help people who are receiving cancer care across Gloucestershire hospitals.

Olive Tree Cancer Support Group is an independent charity providing support to cancer patients, their carers and families. Complementing the services provided by NHS, we provide information, emotional support and complementary therapy with an ever-expanding offer of additional services including counselling, coaching, hypnotherapy, scar therapy, lymphatic drainage massage and other workshops.

Provision of holidays to children with cancer.

We are a local breast cancer support group run entirely by unpaid volunteers who have all been affected by breast cancer. We are based in Solihull, West Midlands and hold regular monthly meetings there.We provide emotional support to women and men diagnosed with breast cancer and offer practical help in the form of funding for domestic gardening and cleaning

To provide relief of young persons between the ages of 12 and 19 in Cornwall who have been diagnosed with cancer by the provision of vouchers for experiences/special days. An account set up in Treliske Hospital for teenagers & families to have access to food & drink at all times. The provision of grants & individual requests from beneficiaries to get them through & enhance everyday life.

We support children and young people up to the age of 30 and their families affected by Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1). We organise residential camps for children and days out for families. We are passionate about mental health and wellbeing. We work closely with health visitors to raise awareness and early diagnosis of NF1.

We are a military founded, driven charity with extremely high standards. We provide grants to Military/Ministry of Defence personnel, past and present, including their immediate families who are suffering the effects of cancer. Military vs Cancer cannot stop cancer, we cannot control or alter its path but what we can do is step in and simplify the process to ease the pain of the families involved.

The Ella Dawson Foundation was initially registered with the Charities Commission in December 2021 as a Charitable Trust Deed (Charity No 1197112). The charity aims to help young adults aged 18-30 years old living in the UK and their families and carers to live well through and beyond a cancer diagnosis by providing tailored physical, psychological, nutritional and wellbeing support.

Yes to Life empowers people with cancer to make informed decisions about their cancer care options by providing information from experts to guide people through the confusing options for care and lifestyle choices. We offer individual support through our helpline and website, and information through blogs and publications, radio broadcasts, workshops and educational programme.

Ray of Light Wales Cancer Support has been providing online support to those whose lives are affected by cancer during the pandemic. Since June we have offered several groups which are open to carers supporting someone with a cancer diagnosis.We have been running our Just Ask project which is funded by the National Lottery which allows us to provide free starter packs for our online courses.

To provide funds for the development of education and sport or medical research, particularly cancer research.

To promote the relief of sickness and advance the education of thepublic by the provision of services and resources to meet theemotional and medical needs of all individuals who require themand to improve the quality of life for such individuals by means of holistic care, services and medicines.

The charity carries out fundraising activities and publicises the charity to raise funds to allow it to financially support cancer sufferers and their families and to raise awareness of testicular cancer

Providing support to help build capacity for cancer registration, cancer care and research and, the relief of suffering of cancer patients in low- and mid-income countries. For more information please visit www.challengefund.org

Since 1966, The Richard Dimbleby Cancer Fund has supported people living with cancer in the UK. Today our main focus is the online national resource, cancercaremap.org. Previous projects include the work of Dimbleby Cancer Care at Guy's and St Thomas', The Richard Dimbleby Research Fund and The Richard Dimbleby Chair of Cancer Research at King's College London,

Our founding principles are as follows:1. TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF, CARE, WELL-BEING AND REHABILITATION OF TEENAGERS AND YOUNG PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM CANCER, AND THEIR FAMILIES.2. TO CARRY OUT RESEARCH AND PUBLISH ANY USEFUL RESULTS INTO THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF CANCER IN TEENAGERS AND YOUNG PEOPLE.

Our mission is to raise awareness and contribute much needed research funding for DIPG (Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma) brain cancer. We also aim to provide a useful resource and support for parents who receive this diagnosis for their child including help with fundraising to access possible treatments.

Cancer Support centre providing counselling, complementary therapies, specialist support groups and gentle exercise to cancer patients, children and family members in West Sussex and South East Hampshire. Supporting the Health and Wellbeing of people experiencing cancer.

We deliver free workshops and events to people affected by cancer, to help them live with and beyond a diagnosis. Our main aim is to empower people affected by cancer to improve their mental and physical health and wellbeing through proven techniques and exercises. Our services are free to anyone over the age of 18 affected by cancer living in North Tyneside and the surrounding areas.

TO RAISE MONEY IN THE UK AND ELSEWHERE TO SUPPORT CHARITIES IN ASIA THAT FOCUS ON SUPPORTING CHILDREN RECOVERING FROM CHRONIC DISEASE. THE IMMEDIATE CURRENT FOCUS IS ON CHILDREN IN INDIA WHO ARE RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR CANCER, AND WHO STAY WITH ONE PARENT OR BOTH IN CHARITABLE RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION CENTRES DURING THEIR COURSE OF TREATMENT. THOSE CENTRES ARE RUN BY A SISTER CHARITY IN INDIA.

Organises regular meetings across our region for men diagnosed with prostate cancer and their families.Writes, produces and distributes literature and other types of information spreading awareness and information about prostate cancer.Conduct events offering free PSA tests to find men at risk of prostate cancer.