There are many places on the web that you can find more information on cancer and living with cancer. Here are some of the sites that we recommend as a starting point:
For Information, Advice and Support
Reliable, easy to understand patient information from Cancer Research UK. Cancer help is in our opinion one of the most comprehensive sites for information that we have found.
Macmillan merged with Cancerbackup in 2008 andprovide quality assured, up-to-date cancer information, written by specialists for patients, relatives and carers.
Local Hospitals
South Tyneside District Hospital
Northern Centre for Cancer Care
NCCC at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle is where everybody in the North East goes for radiotherapy and some chemotherapy.
where some South Tyneside people go for treatment of Head & Neck, Urological and Haematological cancers.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead
where women from South Tyneside may go for treatment of Breast and Gynaecological cancers.
Cancer information