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The UK's leading cancer information site: your one-stop site with over 6,500 pages of up-to-date cancer information, practical advice and support for cancer patients, their families and carers. As cancer information specialists we can answer any question on any cancer.
Page last modified: 21 April 2008
Are you worried that breast or ovarian cancer runs in your family? Try our online risk assessment tool, OPERA.
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Build a profile and make friends
What Now? is a cancer community that really lets you get in touch with other people affected by cancer. Chat in the chatrooms, discuss on the forums, send private messages, upload videos and pictures and much more...
Build a profile and make friends
Celebrity backup teams
Mary McCartney took fantastic photographs of celebrities and their backup teams to show the importance of having a good support network. See the photos on What Now? and join to upload your photos.
Celebrity backup teams
Cancer information for young people
On Teen Info on Cancer (TIC) we have easy to understand cancer information written for young people. The information is broken down into an understand it section and a deal with it section.
Cancer information for young people
Join the teenage cancer community
Write a blog, chat on the forums, send messages, make friends - you can do all this and much more on Teen Info on Cancer.
Join the teenage cancer community
10K fun run
Run 10K for Cancerbackup on Father’s Day in London or Glasgow.
10K fun run
Clay pigeon shoot
Get together with your friends and enjoy an alternative Saturday morning.
Clay pigeon shoot
Balls! to male cancer
Grab your balls and organise your own event for men with cancer.
Balls! to male cancer
Great north run

We have guaranteed places in the BUPA Great North Run.
Great north run
Work for us
We're looking for cancer nurses to join our expanding teams in London and Glasgow.
Work for us
Cancerbackup is a national charity and we rely on voluntary donations. To donate, please call 020 7696 9003 and tell us you have visited our website. Thank you.