- Observer.co.uk, Sunday March 3 2002
Last year Labour earmarked £87.5m for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. The Department of Health cancer information pages set out the Government's position on cancer and its plans for tackling its treatment. It includes documents available for download include the NHS Cancer Plan and the Cancer Action Newsletter.
The UK's largest fund-raising body is Cancer Research UK , formed through the merger of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund and the Cancer Research Campaign. The website offers an excellent introductory guide to current work in the field and associated issues. One useful sub-section is Cancerhelp UK, which provides easily accessible information cancer and cancer care, including a guide to prevention and checks . The pages also include information on specific cancers and a guide to their treatment.
Extensive information and links are collated by the Cancer BACUP site. It constitutes a significant online resource and also offers detailed print materials.
Advice for those living with cancer, along with their family and carers can be found at Cancerlink . The charity is the result of another merger - this time between Macmillan Cancer Relief and Cancerlink. The site provides a particularly useful tool for finding local support groups, while details of professional nursing care and hospices can be found online at Marie Curie Cancer Care .
· This is intended to be a small, selective guide to cancer resources. Suggestions for further links can be emailed to sunder.katwala@observer.co.uk
