Help and support
This section will help you to find organisations providing help, support and information for anyone affected by head and neck cancer. You will find any local links available at the top of the page followed by links to national and international organisations.
Link:Clinical nurse specialists in head and neck cancer
Produced by:Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust
The Macmillan clinical nurse specialists in head and neck cancer are based at the John Radcliffe Hospital. They welcome enquiries from within the Oxford Area. This leaflet explains more about how they can help you.
Contact: Vanessa Linton and Jacky Rawlings: Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialists
Telephone: 01865 234346
Link:The head and neck team
Produced by:Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust
This leaflet provides details of healthcare professionals who make up the specialist team for head and neck cancer in Oxford.
Link:Head and neck cancer multidisciplinary team (MDT)
Produced by:Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust
This page of the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals website has information about the head and neck cancer multidisciplinary team (MDT) at Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals.
Link:Heads up
Produced by:Heads Up
This website contains useful information about head and neck cancer with links to support and details of local events.
Link:Maggie’s Cancer Information Centre Oxford
Produced by:Maggie's (Oxford)
Maggie's Oxford, based at the Churchill Hospital,is open Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4pm and provides information, psychological and emotional support to anyone affected by cancer. They have a resident psychologist and a team of cancer support specialists including CAB benefits advisors, on hand for drop-in and pre-booked appointments and courses. visit the website, phone or just call in for a cup of tea and a chat and find out more.
Contact: Maggie's (Oxford)
Telephone: Tel (01865) 225690
Link:Cancer of the head and neck
Produced by:Macmillan Cancer Support
Information on head and neck cancers, including how they are diagnosed, treatments you might have, possible side effects and how to get further support.
Link:Head and neck cancer
Produced by:CancerHelp UK
The site has detailed sections on the types of treatment for each type of head and neck cancer. This link will take you to the types of head and neck cancer from there follow the links to treatment for your particular cancer.
Link:C: Because cowards get cancer too.
Produced by:Amazon
Shortly before his 44th birthday, John Diamond received a call from the doctor who had removed a lump from his neck. Having been assured for the previous 2 years that this was a benign cyst, Diamond was told that it was cancerous. This is the story of Diamond's life with, and without, a lump.
Link:Cancer Laryngectomee Trust
Produced by:The Cancer Laryngectomee Trust
The Cancer Laryngectomee Trust provides support, information and advice for laryngectomees (people who have had surgery on their larynx) and their families and carers.
Link:Changing Faces
Produced by:Changing Faces
Changing Faces provides free confidential information and support for anyone who has had a disfigurement, their families, friends and professionals.
Link:Head and neck cancer section
Produced by:NHS Evidence-cancer
This is the head and neck section of the cancer specialist library which contains a patient information section as well as more detailed information and knowledge updates for healthcare professionals.
Link:Heads2gether
Produced by:Heads2gether
Heads2gether is a support group for people with head and neck cancer, their families and carers they offer support through diagnosis, treatment and recovery from head and neck cancer. This link is to the homepage of their website.
Link:Improving outcomes in head and neck cancers - information for the public
Produced by:National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued guidance in 2004 on the organisation of healthcare for adults with head and neck cancers. The guidance recommends which healthcare professionals should be
involved in treatment and care, and the types of hospital or
cancer centre that are best suited to provide that healthcare – this type of guidance is called service guidance. This document written for the general public summarises the key recommendations in the service guidance report.
Link:Let’s face it
Produced by:Let's Face It
A support network for people with facial disfigurement, their families and friends.
Link:Maggie's centres: where to find us
Produced by:Maggie's
There are Maggie’s Centres across the UK. You can find out more about where they are located and the services they offer from their website.
Link:National Association of Laryngectomee Clubs
Produced by:The National Association of Laryngectomee Clubs.
Provides information on national clubs providing information and support to laryngectomees and their families and friends.
Link:Head and neck cancer
Produced by:National Cancer Institute
This is the head and neck section of an American site giving detailed information, some of which is available in a shorter format for the general public.
Link:Head and neck cancer
Produced by:Cancer.Net
This is the head and neck section of the American patient information site.
Link:Head and neck cancer section
Produced by:Medline Plus
This is the head and neck section of an American site giving detailed information and a useful list of contacts for each stage of the disease.
Page last edited: 17 December 2009
