Information for Families
Our mission for The Oncology Guide is to provide a simple, safe and trusted resource for families to access information they need to help them navigate the start of their cancer journey. This is just a guide and you should always seek medical advice. We hope this helps you see cancer more clearly.
5k Your Way is a support group with a difference. We are a community-based initiative to encourage those living with and beyond cancer, families, friends, and those working in cancer services to walk, jog, run, cheer or volunteer at a local 5k Your Way parkrun event on the last Saturday of every month.
The aim of the charity is to help and support children and their families who come under the care of the Piam Brown and the Teenagers and Young Adults (TYA) wards in Southampton General Hospital.
Demelza delivers extraordinary care to extraordinary children who arefacing serious or life-limiting conditions, throughout Kent, South East Londonand East Sussex.
Eastbourne District General Hospital is a National Health Service hospital in Eastbourne in East Sussex, England. It is managed by the East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.
Every day, around 750 seriously ill children and young people from across the UK are seen at GOSH. Every day, doctors and nurses battle the most complex illnesses, and the brightest minds come together to achieve pioneering medical breakthroughs. And every day is a chance for you to make a difference.
Conquest Hospital is a National Health Service hospital in St Leonards-on-Sea in Hastings in East Sussex, England. It is managed by the East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.
A community organisation which empowers parents and families to make it normal to talk about mental health.
King's College Hospital is a major teaching hospital and major trauma centre in Denmark Hill, Camberwell in the London Borough of Lambeth, referred to locally and by staff simply as "King's" or abbreviated internally to "KCH". It is managed by King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
The Little Princess Trust provides free real hair wigs to children and young people, up to 24 years, who have lost their own hair through cancer treatment or other conditions.
MOVE Charity was founded in 2016 by international athlete Gemma Hillier-Moses to provide people with the support that she never received when she was diagnosed with cancer aged 24.
If you're going through a tough time, you're not alone. We've got lots of information and resources to help.
Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity supports families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness.
We raise money for life-saving equipment, specialist projects and enhanced services for sick babies, children and young people throughout Sussex.
Whatever you're going through, a Samaritan will face it with you. We're here 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Taylor Made Dreams enables children with life limiting illnesses to achieve their dreams. We will source and financially support therapeutic services alongside their difficult journey and help to leave lasting, precious memories for families to cherish when time together is all far too short.
Teenage Cancer Trust offers unique care and support, designed for and with young people. We fund specialised nurses, youth workers and hospital units in the NHS, so young people have dedicated staff and facilities to support them throughout treatment.
We provide those aged 13-24 with the social, emotional, and physical support that is vital to their recovery. They can come together with others their age who understand what they’re going through, and remember who they are as a person, not just a cancer patient.
Our dedicated children's doctors care for children and young people at our paediatric units and hospitals in Brighton, Chichester and Worthing.
The Royal Marsden Foundation Trust is an NHS Trust that operates The Royal Marsden Hospital. Their website provides useful information for what to expect when your child begins treatment and what things to take with you for an inpatient stay, as well as information regarding specialist treatment.
Tunbridge Wells Hospital is a large district general hospital in Pembury near Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, run by the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.
University College Hospital is a teaching hospital in the Fitzrovia area of the London Borough of Camden, England. The hospital, which was founded as the North London Hospital in 1834, is closely associated with University College London, whose main campus is situated next door.
Wolo Foundation helps families living in Sussex through their cancer journeys. They support them by offering practical help and support to make their day-to-day lives easier. They work with local businesses and communities to offer families a wealth of services to support them through their diagnosis, treatment and beyond.
The ‘You Raise Me up Charity’ was founded by the late Jane Brooks and her husband Fraser in June 2011 following the sudden loss of their daughter Megan. The charity’s sole purpose is to raise funds to support families that have suffered the loss of an adult child between the age of 16 and 25.
Young Lives vs Cancer (previously known as CLIC Sargent) is a charity that provides specialist services for young people and children with cancer, and their families. Find more information regarding bereavement counselling, cancer treatment, health and wellbeing advice and more on the following link:
