CancerBACKUP 
London: 
3 Bath Place 
Rivington Street 
London 
EC2A 3J1R 
Freephone Helpline: 0808 800 1234
Website: www.cancerbacup.org.uk

Provides: 
  • information on all aspects of cancer, including services available to cancer patients, local support groups, and links to other websites 
  • expanding list of regional advice centres 
  • telephone advice service with specialist nurses 
  • counselling 
  • specialist booklets on all different forms of cancer, treatment and hair loss 
    See especially 'Coping with Hair Loss'.
  • excellent website

Macmillan Cancer Relief
89 Albert Embankment 
London 
SE1 7UQ 

Information Line: 0845 6016161 
Tel:. 020 7840 7840 
Fax: 020 7840 7841 
Email: information-line@macmillian.org.uk 
Website: www.macmillan.org.uk
  • specialist care for people with cancer at every stage of their illness.
  • information line
  • Macmiillan nurses and doctors
  • Macmillan cancer care and information units 
  • financial help through patient grants

 
Breast Cancer Care
Kiln House, 210 New Kings Road
London SW6 4NZ
Helpline: 0808 800 6000
email: info@breastcancercare.org.uk
Website: www.breastcancercare.org.uk 
  • regional centres in London & South of England, North of England, Scotland and Wales (opening end of 2002)
  • invaluable free booklet titled 'Breast Cancer and Hair Loss'
  • emotional and practical support
  • countrywide network of volunteers with personal experience of breast cancer
Breast Cancer Haven
Effie Road
London SW6 1TB
Helpline: 0870 727 2273
Email: info@thehaventrust.org.uk
Website: www.thehaventrust.org.uk
  • support centres for breast cancer patients, offering information, advice, counselling and complementary therapies free of charge.
Cancerlink Macmillan Cancer Relief 
Freephone Support Link: 0808 808 0000 
Email: info@cancerlink.org
Website: www.cancerlink.org
Database of over 700 self-help and support groups countrywide offering practical and emotional support.
Hairline International 
The Alopecia Patients Society 
Lyons Court 
1668 High Street 
Knowle 
West Midlands 
B93 0LY
Support network for patients coping with hair loss. Send A4 sae for information