Cancer Screening and Support

This page contains a large number of resources that offer support to those with Cancer as well as information about Cancer Screening.

To help make this page easy to navigate, it has been broken down into the following sections:

  • Cancer Screening Information
  • General Cancer Support
  • Breast Cancer Support
  • Bowel Cancer Support
  • Cervical / Ovarian Cancer Support
  • Prostate / Testicular Cancer Support
  • Other Specific Cancer Support

Cancer Screening Information

  • Bowel Cancer Screening

    NHS bowel cancer screening checks if you could have bowel cancer. It’s available to everyone aged 60 to 74 years.
    The programme is expanding to make it available to everyone aged 50 to 59 years. This is happening gradually over 4 years and started in April 2021.

  • Breast screening (mammogram)

    NHS breast screening checks use X-rays to look for cancers that are too small to see or feel.

  • Cervical screening

    Cervical screening (a smear test) is a test to check the health of the cervix and help prevent cervical cancer. It’s offered to women and people with a cervix aged 25 to 64.

General Cancer Support

Breast Cancer Support

  • Breast Cancer Now

    Breast Cancer Now is a charity dedicated to funding breast cancer research. They also provide breast cancer information and support across the UK. Services are free and include a helpline, website, publications, and practical and emotional support. It was formed by the merger of The Breast Cancer Campaign and Breakthrough Breast Cancer in 2015. 

    Phone
    0808 800 6000

  • Coppafeel

    CoppaFeel is a UK charity that provides information, advice and creates awareness of breast cancer especially in young people. They also have resources for teachers and educators.

  • Flat Friends UK

    Flat Friends UK is a charity that supports women who choose to go flat. So for those ladies living without reconstruction after a mastectomy. You can get in touch with people who have had similar experiences via their online forum, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, or face to face. The website also has information about research, fashion ideas, and personal stories.

Bowel Cancer Support

Cervical / Ovarian Cancer Support

Prostate / Testicular Cancer Support

  • Orchid

    Information and support for anyone with or affected by cancers that only affect men (prostate, testicular and penile cancer).

    Orchid: Advice on coping
    Orchid: Facebook page

    Phone
    0808 802 0010

  • Prostate Cancer UK

    Prostate Cancer UK’s top priority is funding research to stop prostate cancer killing men. We’re investing millions to find better treatments and better tests that can spot fast-growing cancers early, and could be used in a screening programme to save thousands of lives.

    Phone
    0800 074 8383

Other Specific Cancer Support