Useful Links
The following are links to other organisations who provide support, advice or information and whom you may find useful. Beating Bowel Cancer can take no responsibility for the accuracy or suitability of the information provided by third parties.
About Brachytherapy
Website providing detailed information about this treatment option. It is intended to provide a source of information to patients, which along with their doctor, can help patients make informed treatment choices.
Age UK
Information Line 0800 00 99 66
Working with and for older people.
Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Care
The new Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre (BWoSCC) delivers care to thousands of cancer patients across the West of Scotland.
Boots WebMD
Website containing health and medical news and information.
CancerHelp UK
Freephone Helpline 0808 800 4040
CancerHelp UK, part of Cancer Research UK, provides a free information service about cancer and cancer care for patients and their families.
Carers UK
Carers UK provide advice and information to carers, through the Carers UK website, helpline, booklets and factsheets.
Citizens Advice Bureau
The Citizens Advice service helps people resolve their legal, financial and other problems by providing free, independent and confidential advice.
An online store dedicated to providing comfortable, practical and attractive chemo hats and head scarves for cancer patients suffering from hair loss.
Colostomy Association
Freephone 24hr Helpline 0800 328 4257
As well as general support and advice, the Colostomy Association provides support, reassurance and practical information to anyone who is about to have, or already has, a colostomy, and to their families and carers, both before and after surgery.
Cruse Bereavement Care
Day by Day Helpline 0844 477 9400
Young Person's Helpline 0808 800 1677
Cruse Bereavement Care promotes the well-being of bereaved people and enables anyone who is bereaved to understand their grief and cope with their loss.
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eMC Medicine Guide
Contains information about more than 2,700 medicines, which make up 90% of medicines that are prescribed. Guided & governed by a multidisciplinary stakeholder group which includes the Department of Health, NHS direct, NHS Choices and UK Medicines information.
IA – The Ileostomy and Internal Pouch Support Group
Helpline 0800 0184 724
This support group helps people who have to undergo surgery involving the removal of their colon (known as a colectomy) and the creation of either an ileostomy or an ileo-anal pouch.
Job Centre Plus
Benefits Enquiry Line 0800 055 6688
Job Centre Plus supports people looking for work and gives people of working age the help and support they are entitled to it they cannot work.
Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan CancerLine 0808 808 2020
Macmillan Cancer Support provides practical, medical, emotional and financial support for cancer patients, their families and carers.
Male Health Forum
Fast, free independent health information for males of all ages from the Men's Health Forum.
Marie Curie Cancer Care
General Enquiries 020 7599 7777
Marie Curie Cancer Care provides care to terminally ill patients in the community and in Marie Curie hospices, along with support for their families.
Advice at Medlaw
Medlaw is a self help tool for patients to make applications and appeals for NHS funding for treatment.
NHS Choices
Information from the National Health Service on conditions, treatments, local services and healthy living.
Ostomy Lifestyle
Careline 0800 731 4264/0118 324 0089 (Tuesday to Saturday, 12-6)
Ostomy Lifestyle provides support, advice and information to anyone affected by stoma surgery on their bowel or bladder.
Positive Action on Cancer offers free, professional, one to one counselling to any adults or children affected or bereaved by cancer or other life threatening illnesses. Counselling venues are Frome, Warminster, Trowbridge and Bath (RUH & Twerton).
RADAR (The Disability Network)
020 7250 3222
Radare operates the National Key Scheme (NKS) which offers disabled people independent access to around 7,000 locked public toilets around the country. Keys can be obtained for a small charge from this site.
Samaritans
08457 90 90 90
Samaritans is a confidential support service for anyone in the UK or Ireland, available for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair, via phone, email or face to face.
Saving my arse
A story of cancers, colons and singapore noodles. Written by bowel cancer patient Mark Davies about his experience.
The Grove, Bournemouth
A unique hotel offering a beautiful holiday retreat for cancer patients and those with life threatening illnesses
Wanna Do Something?
Encouraging people to get involved and volunteer for charity
Willow Foundation
Provides special days for seriously ill 16-40 year olds.
Youth Cancer Trust
Provides free fun activity based holidays for young people suffering from cancer or an malignant diseases
Beating Bowel Cancer can take no responsibility for the accuracy or suitability of the information provided by third parties.
If you would like a link to your organisation included on this page please email Paul Sowten.
