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: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 NHS evidence 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:Information prescription service
Produced by:NHS Choices
The information prescriptions service (IPS) brings together information from NHS choices and their charity partners, enabling you to create an information prescription, either yourself or with a healthcare professional. You can register so the information you have on your prescription can be saved for you to return to whenever you need it. This page of the NHS choices website is where you can start an information prescription, find out more about the service, or log in to retrieve a prescription you already have.
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
Maggie’s Centres offer free, comprehensive support for people with cancer, their families and friends
Find out more about where our centres are located and what they offer.
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: 23 May 2011
