where can I get more detailed information about cancer?

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Elsewhere on this website you will find lots of information on different cancers, tests and treatments, living with cancer and sources of help and support. We hope you find what you're looking for.

The Macmillan Cancer Information Centre is also available to help you find more information about cancer, and can be contacted on 01624 650735.


You may also like to try the following...

Web Sites

CancerHelp (Cancer Research UK)
Lots of information on many cancers, as well as detailed general sections on what cancer is, how it develops etc.

Macmillan Cancer Support
A wide range of information on many cancers, as well as information on living with cancer.

World Cancer Research Fund
A good source of information on cancer prevention and healthy living.

Books and Booklets

Cancer at your fingertips: the comprehensive cancer reference book for the 21st century
Val Speechley and Maxine Rosenfield, Class Publishing, 2001, ISBN: 1 859590 36 5.
Answers almost 500 questions about cancer and related subjects.

Cancer: Haynes owners workshop manual
Ian Banks, Haynes, 2004. ISBN 1844251586
Information about cancer, written in the style of a Haynes Owners Workshop Manual.

Cancer: Need to know
Oliver Gillie, Heinemann Library, 2004. ISBN 0431188424
A book which explains the basics about cancer.

The Cancer Guide
Macmillan Cancer Support, 2009
This free booklet gives a wide range of information about cancer treatment and care.

These books may be available at your local library or bookshop, or in the Macmillan Cancer Information Centre.




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