Finding support
Support is very important for people with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). Often, patients find that their partners, spouses, family or friends are very supportive. However, these people may themselves be having trouble coming to terms with the illness, and sometimes other sources of support can be helpful as well.
While your first place to go for medical information will always be your doctor or your healthcare team, charities and lymphoma advocacy groups are also important sources of information and support.
English-language websites and support groups for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma:
Worldwide Association of Lymphoma Groups (Lymphoma Coalition)
email: admin@lymphomacoalition.org
www.lymphomacoalition.org
UK
CancerBACKUP
3 Bath Place
Rivington Street
London
EC2A 3JR
Tel: 020 7696 9003
Fax: 020 7696 9002
Freephone Cancer Information helpline: 0808 800 1234
www.cancerbackup.org.uk (emails can be sent via the website)
Cancer Help UK
PO Box 123
Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
WC2A 3PX
www.cancerhelp.org.uk
Cancer Research UK
PO Box 123
Lincoln's Inn Fields
London WC2A 3PX
Cancer Helpline: 020 7061 8355
Freephone 0808 800 4040
email: cancer.info@cancer.org.uk
www.cancerresearchuk.org
Carers UK
32–36 Loman St.
Southwark
London
SE1 OEE
Tel: 020 7490 8818
Fax 020 7405 3139
email: info@carersuk.org
www.carersuk.org
Leukaemia Research Fund
43 Great Ormond Street
London
WC1N 3JJ
Tel: 020 7405 0101
email: info@lrf.org.uk
www.lrf.org.uk
Lymphoma Association
PO Box 386
Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
HP20 2GA
Freephone helpline: 0808 808 5555
email: information@lymphoma.org.uk
www.lymphoma.org.uk
Macmillan CancerLine
Macmillan Cancer Support
89 Albert Embankment
London
SE1 7UQ
Tel: 020 7840 7840
Fax: 020 7840 7841
CancerLine: (freephone) 0808 808 2020.
email: cancerline@macmillan.org.uk
www.macmillan.org.uk
Ireland
Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant Support Group
Contact through Irish Cancer Society
Tel: 1800 200 700
email: info@bmtsupport.ie
www.bmtsupport.ie
Lymphoma Support Ireland
Freephone: 1800 200 700
email: info@lymphoma.ie
www.lymphoma.ie
Irish Cancer Society
5 Northumberland Road
Dublin 4
Cancer Helpline: 1 800 200 700
email: helpline@irishcancer.ie
www.irishcancer.ie
The Irish Hospice Foundation
4th Floor Morrison Chambers
32 Nassau Street
Dublin 2 Republic of Ireland
Tel: 353 1 6793188
email: info@hospice-foundation.ie
www.hospice-foundation.ie
Australia
Cure Cancer Australia Foundation
PO Box R185
Royal Exchange
NSW 1225
Tel: 02 9251 6188 or 1300 134 567
Fax: 02 9251 6199
email: info@curecancer.org.au
www.curecancer.org.au
Health Insite
HealthInsite Editorial Team
eHealth branch
Department of Health and Ageing
MDP 2
GPO Box 9848
Canberra ACT 2601
Tel: 02 6289 8488
Fax: 02 6289 5673
email: healthinsite.feedback@health.gov.au
www.healthinsite.gov.au
Leukaemia Foundation of Australia
1 Walton St.
Isaacs ACT 2607
Australia
Tel: 02 6286 9954
Fax: 02 6286 9586
Freecall: 1800 620 420
email: info@leukaemia.org.au
www.leukaemia.com
Lymphoma Support and Research Association Inc.
PO Box 392
Burleigh Heads
Queensland 4220
Australia
Tel: 07 3030 5050
email: enquiries@lymphoma.org.au
www.lymphoma.org.au
New Zealand
Cancer Society of New Zealand
PO Box 12700
Wellington
Tel: 64 4 494 7270
Fax: 64 4 494 7271
email: admin@cancer.org.nz
www.cancernz.org.nz
The Leukaemia & Blood Foundation of New Zealand
PO Box 99-182
Newmarket
Auckland
Tel: 09 638 3556
Fax: 09 638 3557
Toll-free tel: 0800 15 10 15
email: lbf@leukaemia.org.nz
www.leukaemia.org.nz
Canada
Lymphoma Foundation Canada
16-1375 Southdown Road
No. 236
Mississauga ON
L5J 2Z1
Tel: 905 822 5135
Fax: 905 278 1524
Toll-free tel: 1866 659 5556
email: info@lymphoma.ca
www.lymphoma.ca
Canadian Cancer Society
National Office
Suite 200
10 Alcorn Avenue
Toronto ON
M4V 3B1
Tel: (416) 961 7223
Fax: 416 961 4189
email: ccs@cancer.ca
www.cancer.ca
Health Canada
180 Queen St. West
Toronto ON
M5V 3L7
Canada
Tel: 416 973 4389
Fax: 416 973 1423
Toll-free: 1866 999 7612
email: info@hc-sc.gc.ca
www.hc-sc.gc.ca