Contacts Listed in alphabetic order below are organisations that provide help, support and advice in: United Kingdom Australia New Zealand South Africa.   Click the country to jump to the one you want. Help us keep the contacts up to date, or suggest new ones by filling out a Change Contacts form. Please note we cannot be held responsible for incorrect information or guarantee to include all suggestions. Page last updated on: 08 August 2003 United Kingdom Breast Cancer Care Breast Cancer Care Kiln House 210 New Kings Road London SW6 4NZ Breast Cancer Care is the national organisation offering information and support to those affected by breast cancer. Our services are free, confidential and accessible and include: - a national helpline - information - booklets, fact sheets and a website - volunteer services - aftercare services - regional services Telephone: 020 7384 2984  Fax: 020 7384 3387 Breast Cancer Care free Helpline: 0808 800 6000 (Textphone 0808 800 6001) Email: bcc@breastcancercare.org.uk Web: http://www.breastcancercare.org.uk   British Association of Counselling 1 Regent Place Rugby Warwickshire CV21 2PJ Information line: 01788 578328  British Complementary Medical Association 249, Fosse Road South Leicester LE3 1AE 0116 282 5511    British Herbal Medicine Association Sun House. Church St Stroud Gloucestershire GL5 1JL 01453 751389  British Homeopathic Association   27a Devonshire St London W1N 1RJ 020 7935 2163  British Lymphology Society PO Box 1059 Caterham Surrey 01883 330253   Cancer BACUP 3 Bath Place, Rivington St London EC2A 3JR London 020 7613 2121 0808 800 1234 (outside London) website: www.cancerbacup.org.uk BACUP provides information on all aspects of cancer and its treatment, and on the practical and emotional problems of living with cancer. Cancerlink   11-21 Northdown St London N1 9BN 0800 132905 Cancerlink acts as a resource for cancer self-help groups throughout the UK  Eloise Lingerie   PO Box 70 Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP 30 OJT Tel: 01284-828787 Fax: 01284 828404     Online shop and advice at http://www.eloise.co.uk Provide a wide range of mastectomy bras and swimwear Face Facts International Ltd   1 Steep Hill Lincoln LN2 1LS Tel: 01522 544 727 Fax: 01522 538 714     Online shop and advice at http://www.face-facts.co.uk  Sell a number of ranges of wigs, hair pieces and extensions.  Natural hair and man-made. Help the Hospices http://www.helpthehospices.org.uk Help the Hospices is the national charity in the UK for the hospice movement, offering advocacy, support, information, awards, advice and training to hospices in the UK and overseas. Hospice Information  http://www.hospiceinformation.info Tel 0870 903 3 903   An information and signposting service for members of the public and healthcare professionals on hospice and palliative care in the UK and overseas.  Enables you to find a hospice in your area and check what services it offers. For more information about Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP): McKenna Training Aberdeen Studios 22 - 24 Highbury Grove London N5 2EA http://www.paulmckenna.com Telephone: 020 7704 6604 Institute of Cancer Research The Institute of Cancer Research 123 Brompton Road London SW7 3RP Tel: (020) 7352 8133 Fax: (020) 7370 5261 Website: www.icr.ac.uk   The ICR is one of the world's leading cancer research organisations and hosts The Breakthrough Toby Robins Breast Cancer Research Centre. This is the first centre in the UK entirely devoted to breast cancer research. Their goal is to advance research into the causes, diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. Lymphoedema Support Network St Luke’s Crypt, Sydney St London SW3 6NH 020 7351 4480  Macmillan Cancer Relief 15-19 Britten Street London SW3 3TZ 020 7351 7811 Provide a directory of breast cancer services in the UK  Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) For more information: British Association of Psychological Type (BAPT) PO Box 48 Honiton Devon EX14 0XY Telephone: 01404 850267 Oxford Psychologists Press Elsfield Hall 15-17 Elsfield Way Oxford  OX2 8EP E-mail: enquiry@opp.co.uk http://www.opp.co.uk Tel: 01865 404500 Fax: 01865 310368 OPP trains people to use the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator instrument and holds a list of qualified practititioners. Nicola Jane Unit 2 Dukes Court Bognor Rd Chichester PO19 2 FX 01243-790900 0800-0182121 Provide a wide range of mastectomy bras and swimwear Stress Management Training Institute Foxhills 30 Victoria Avenue Shanklin Isle of Wight PO37 6LS 01983 868166 The Haven Trust   Effie Rd London SW6 1TB Centre Tel: 020 7384 0099   Centre Fax: 020 7384 0002 Fundraising Tel: 020 7384 0000 Fundraising Fax: 020 7384 0001 Provides every kind of complementary therapy free of charge for women with breast cancer. Also have breast care and lymphoedema nurses and a useful library The National Federation of Spiritual Healers   Old Manor Farm Studio Church Street Sunbury on Thames Middlesex TW16 6RG Telephone: 01932 783164 Trendco (Wig Suppliers) Head Office and Mail Order: Sheridan House Western Road Hove East Sussex BN3 1DD Telephone: 01273 774977 Personal Callers: 229 Kensington Church Street London W8 7LX Telephone: 020 7221 2646   Back to top of page Australia NHMRC National Breast Cancer Centre http://www.nbcc.org.au  e-mail: directorate@nbcc.org.au PO Box 572, Kings Cross NSW 1340, Australia. Phone: (02) 9334 1700, Fax: (02) 9326 9329; International: +61 2 9326 9329 This site is designed to be a one-stop site for information about breast cancer in Australia Breast Cancer Network Australia PO Box 4082 AUBURN SOUTH VIC 3122 Phone: (03) 9660 6865 Fax: (03) 9662 3881   Back to top of page New Zealand Cancer Society of New Zealand http://www.cancernz.org.nz/ Cancer Society staff and volunteers provide support and information for people with cancer and for their families. Associated with each regional cancer society are support groups; they also know of other groups to do with breast cancer and provide information and availability about therapies Other NZ cancer related agencies: Hospice NZ                                         Tel: (04) 499-0266 Breast Cancer Aotearoa NZ                Tel: (09) 846-0578 Breast Cancer Foundation                   Tel: (09) 575-5118 Breast Cancer Support Service             Tel: (04) 389-8421     Back to top of page South Africa Cancer Association of S.A. (RFR)  P.O. Box 13330 MOWBRAY 7705 Tel: (021) 689-5347 Fax: (021) 685-1937 CANSA support research, provide information on the disease and how best to fight it, and care and support to those who have cancer. Also link with the Reach for Recovery Support Group  Cancer Information Service 37 A Main Road MOWBRAY Cape Town South Africa Tel: (021) 689-5381/2 Tel: 0 800 226622 Tollfree only in S.A. Fax: (021) 689-1840   The Cancer Association of South Africa http://www.cansa.org.za  e-mail: cansainfo@cansa.org.za   Back to top of page

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