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Many charities help alopecia and cancer patients, locally and nationally, with advice, information, counselling, support groups, nursing and other professional services.
Alopecia UK , CancerBACUP and the Internet are major sources of general and specific information. The mainly London head offices of Alopecia UK and CancerBACUP, and of other key charities, are listed below, but most of the organizations also have regional centres.
Alopecia UK
Tel: 0208 333 1661
Email:
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Website: http://www.alopeciaonline.org.uk/ This gives: information about the different kinds of alopecia information on living with them links to Alopecia UK support groups across the UK support to people founding such groups information about alopecia research and other organizations
CancerBACUP
Freephone helpline: 0808 800 1234
Website: http://www.cancerbacup.org.uk/ This gives: specialist booklets on cancer, treatment and hair loss. See especially Coping with Hair Loss information on all aspects of cancer, including services available to cancer patients, local support groups, and links to other websites a list of regional advice centres a telephone advice service with specialist nurses counselling an excellent website
Breast Cancer Care
Helpline: 0808 800 6000
Email:
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Website: http://www.breastcancercare.org.uk/ This gives: regional centres in London and the South of England, the North of England, Scotland and Wales an invaluable free booklet titled ' Breast Cancer and Hair Loss' emotional and practical support a countrywide network of volunteers with personal experience of breast cancer
Hairline International
The Alopecia Patients Society
his gives a support network for patients coping with hair loss. Send A4 sae for information
The Haven Trust
Effie Road
London SW6 1TB
Helpline: 0870 727 2273
Email:
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Website: http://www.thehaventrust.org.uk/ This gives: support centres for breast cancer patients, offering information, advice, counselling and complementary therapies free of charge.
Macmillan Cancer Relief
Information line: 0845 6016161
Tel:. 020 7840 7840
Fax: 020 7840 7841
Email:
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Website: http://www.macmillan.org.uk/ This gives: Macmillan cancer care and information units specialist care for people with cancer at every stage of their illness. an information line Macmillan nurses and doctors financial help through patient grants
Cancerlink Macmillan Cancer Relief
Freephone Support Link: 0808 808 0000
Email:
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Website: http://www.cancerlink.org/ This gives: Database of over 700 self-help and support groups UK-wide offering practical and emotional support.
The Trichological Society
Telephone: 01708 728 980
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Website: http://www.hairscientists.org/ This gives: a professional body for hair science and hair specialists
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