Extra cancer care support

There are many fantastic organisations and cancer charities in the UK set up to help patients and their families cope with cancer treatment. Here is a small selection that our workshop participants have found useful. Your treatment team may be able to direct you to other sources of help and advice. Please note that inclusion in this directory does not represent an endorsement or recommendation by Look Good...Feel Better.

Breast Cancer Care

Kiln House
210 New Kings Road
London
SW6 4NZ
National helpline: 0808 800 6000
Textphone: 0808 800 6001
Tel: 020 7384 2984
Fax: 020 7384 3387
Email: info@breastcancercare.org.uk
Website: www.breastcancercare.org.uk

Breast Cancer Care is a leading provider of information, practical assistance and emotional support for anyone affected by breast cancer.

Breast Cancer Haven

Effie Road
London
SW6 1TB
Tel: 020 7384 0099 (reception) 020 7384 0000 (fundraising and administration)
Fax: 020 7384 0001

37 St. Owen Street
Hereford
HR1 2JB
Tel: 01432 361 061
Fax: 01432 361 062

Breast Cancer Haven offers a free programme of care to help patients and those supporting them during this difficult time. Havens are welcoming day centres staffed by a specialist team who provide support, information and complementary therapies before, during and after medical treatment.

Cancerbackup

3 Bath Place
Rivington Street
London EC2A 3JR
Tel: 0808 800 1234 (freephone helpline)
Office: 020 7696 9003
Website: www.macmillan.org.uk

Cancerbackup is a leading national information and support charity for people affected by cancer. Services include a helpline staffed by specialist cancer information nurses, a website, cancer information booklets and local information centres. All Cancerbackup services are free to people affected by cancer.

Cancer Research UK

PO Box 123
Lincoln’s Inn Fields
London
WC2A 3PX
Tel: 020 7121 6699
Fax: 020 7121 6700
Website: www.cancerresearchuk.org

The UK's leading charity dedicated to cancer research. Their websites have a wealth of information about cancer, their research, how to donate and ways to support Cancer Research UK. Cancer Research UK is the leading funder of cancer research in the UK from understanding the biology of cancer to cancer prevention. They produce information for audiences including cancer patients and their families, the general public and health professionals.

CEW UK (Cosmetic Executive Women)

Tel: 0207 940 2900
Fax: 0207 940 2901
Email: info@cewuk.co.uk
Website: www.cancerandcareersuk.org

The CEW’s new Cancer and Careers website will primarily act as a contact point for women with cancer who wish to request the “Living and Working with Cancer” Booklet - a directory of organisations who provide a wide range of support, including where to buy a wig and where to go to get it cut, get make-up advice, find a sanctuary to relax in, have holistic treatments, or gain financial information and much more. However, the site also aims to offer up-to-date information and practical advice including programmes offered by employers for working women with cancer.

Macmillan Cancer Relief

89 Albert Embankment
London
SE1 7UQ
Macmillan CancerLine: 0808 800 2020
Textphone: 0808 800 1234
Office: 020 7840 7840
Fax: 020 7840 7841
Email: cancer@macmillan.org.uk
Website: www.macmillan.org.uk

Macmillan Cancer Support improves the lives of people affected by cancer. Provides practical, medical, emotional and financial support and push for better cancer care. Specialist services include Macmillan nurses and doctors, cancer centres, a range of cancer information and direct financial help.

Maggie’s Centres

Maggie's
The Stables
Western General Hospital
Crewe Road
Edinburgh
EH4 2XU
Tel: 0131 537 2456
Email: enquiries@maggiescentres.org
Website: www.maggiescentres.org

The aim of Maggie's Centres is to help people with cancer to be as healthy in mind and body as possible and enable them to make their own contribution to their medical treatment and recovery.

Marie Curie Cancer Care (MCCC)

89 Albert Embankment
London
SE1 7TP
Tel: 020 7599 7777
Fax: 020 7599 7788
Email: info@mariecurie.org.uk
Website: www.mariecurie.org.uk

Provides high quality nursing, totally free, to give terminally ill people the choice of dying at home supported by their families. The charity also has 10 hospices across the UK.

Ovacome

First Floor
Butler House
177-178 Tottenham Court Road
London
W1T 7NY
Helpline: 0845 3710554
Office: 020 7299 6554 (Mon ~ Fri 9 to 4 pm)
Fax: 020 7631 4674
Email: ovacome@ovacome.org.uk
Website: www.ovacome.org.uk

A UK-wide support network providing information and support for everyone affected by ovarian cancer.

The Eve Appeal

PO Box 5696
London
W1A 7AU
Tel: 020 7299 4430
Fax: 020 7580 6248
Email: office@eveappeal.org.uk
Website: www.eveappeal.org.uk

The UK’s only charity dedicated to funding research into all four gynaecological cancers.

Wellbeing for Women

27 Sussex Place
London
NW1 4SP
Email: wellbeingofwomen@rcog.org.uk
Website: www.wellbeingofwomen.org.uk
Tel: 020 7772 6400

Wellbeing of Women is a charity that raises money to improve women's health through research, training and education. We fund medical research to develop better treatments. We support specialist training to improve doctors' effectiveness. We provide education for women so that they can stay well.

Cancer support – Young People:

CLIC Sargent

Griffin House
161 Hammersmith Road
London
W6 8SG
Tel: 020 8752 2800
Email: care@sargent.org
www.clicsargent.org.uk

A charity providing services for children and young people with cancer. Provides professional help and practical care to children (under 21 years of age) diagnosed with cancer, and to their families. Supports the family at home and in the hospital from day of diagnosis. Gives financial assistance to families in need. Provides short therapeutic holidays for these young people and their families.

Teenage Cancer Trust

3rd floor
93 Newman Street
London
W1T 3EZ
Tel: 020 7612 0370
Fax: 020 7612 0371
Email: education@teenagecancertrust.org
Website: www.teenagecancertrust.org

Funds and organises support and information for young people with cancer, their families, schools and health professionals. Establishes purpose-built Teenage Cancer Trust units and campaigns for better services for young people with cancer.

Hair

Please note that inclusion in this directory does not represent an endorsement or recommendation by Look Good...Feel Better.

BlackCare UK Limited

PO Box 2169
Woodford Green
IG8 0NE
Tel: 020 8279 0335/0337
Email: info@blackcareuk.com
Website: www.blackcareuk.com

Supplies wigs for people from black and ethnic minority communities.

Bohemia Fashions

Tel: 01582 750083
Email: sales@bohemia-fashions.com
Website: www.bohemia-fashions.com

A UK company specialising in comfortable and affordable head scarves, turbans, hats and bandanas for hair loss. Mail order only.

C&E Headwear

PO Box 518
Haywards Heath
West Sussex
RH17 7DY
Tel: 01825 791337
Email: pfrank@pavilion.co.uk

Mail order service providing a range of headwear especially designed for people who are experiencing hair loss.

Hairware

Europa Industrial Park
Off Radway Road
Stratton St Margaret
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN3 4RJ
Tel: 01793 831363
Tel: 01793 832657
Email: info@hairware.com

Hairware work with the highest quality brands, Revlon and Tressallure, to bring you one of the most comprehensive, stylish and affordable ranges of wigs, hairpieces, extensions and wig accessories in the UK. Blended with up to eleven shades to create a really natural appearance, each style is available in a full colour palette allowing you to perfectly match your natural colour or experiment to your heart’s content! To make them light and incredibly easy to fit, wear and care for, Hairware’s wigs are synthetic, made using a super-soft monofilament material which is almost undetectable to the human eye.

Hats 4 Heads

PO Box 407
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA15 9WX
Tel: 0161 941 6748/07786 521897
Email: info@hats4heads.co.uk
Website: www.hats4heads.co.uk

A range of stylish and comfortable hats & other headwear chosen especially for people who have lost their hair through illness.

My New Hair

Tel: 01798 812547
Website: www.mynewhair.org

Information and advice on wigs and hair replacement for anyone experiencing medical hair loss.

Necessity Headwear

Mail order only:
3 Christian Close
Hoddesdon
Hertfordshire
EN11 9FF
Tel: 01992 474104 (24 hour answering service)
Email: info@necessityheadwear.co.uk
Website: www.necessityheadwear.com

Leading suppliers of suitable glamorous affordable headwear for ladies with hair loss.

Suburban Turban

Laycocks
School Lane
Westcott
Surrey
UK
RH4 3QF
Tel: 0845 0032800
Website: www.suburbanturban.co.uk

Suburban Turban specialises in turbans and hats for women experiencing significant hair loss - alopecia, chemo hair loss, psoriasis, lupus or any medical condition that has hair loss symptoms. The fashionable hats from Suburban Turban offer you a way to regain your style and confidence, whilst taking into consideration all those essential practicalities.

TONI&GUY Charitable Foundation

58-60 Stamford Street
London
SE1 9LX
Office: 020 7921 9000
Fax: 020 7921 9123
Email: charitablefoundation@toniandguy.co.uk
Website: www.toniandguy.com

Strength in Style is a service provided by selected TONI&GUY and essensuals salons in the UK, in partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support. The service has been launched to offer men, women and children affected by cancer specialist support and advice on hair care. Strength in Style Consultants have undergone an intensive training covering everything a stylist needs to know about the emotional and practical issues surrounding the sensitive nature of hair loss, the effects of treatment on hair, and wig styling and cutting.

Trendco

Sheridan House
114-116 Western Road
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 1DD
Tel: 01273 774977/777503
Fax: 01273 720116
Email: info@trendco.co.uk
Website: www.trendco.co.uk

Britain’s brightest suppliers of high quality hair pieces, ready to wear and custom made wigs. Mail-order available and salons based in Brighton, London, Birmingham, Manchester & Nottingham.”

Wills Wigs

The Studio
Holt House
49 Birmingham Road
Bromsgrove
Worcestershire
B61 0DR
Tel: 01527 871709
Fax: 01527 559443
Email: info@willswigs.co.uk
Website: www.willswigs.co.uk

Wig specialists with an extensive range of hats, scarves and turbans available by appointment or mail order.

Other

Amoena (UK) Ltd

FREEPOST
Eastleigh
Hampshire
SO53 4BJ
Tel: 0800 0726636 (freephone order line) or 0800 0728866 (freephone enquiry line)
Email: mail.order@amoena.com
Website: www.amoena.com

Suppliers of Lingerie, Swimwear, Breast Forms, Partial Shapers, Accessories and post-operative products for women following breast surgery.

Talika

Amertrans Park
Bushey Mill Lane
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD24 7JG
Tel: 01923 204450
Fax: 01923 240500
Email: info@talika.co.uk

The expert of specific treatments to help eyelashes, eyebrows, nails and skin regain their beauty.