The following links are to cancer service providers for the region and other valuable information sources.
First and foremost the excellent cancer pages of the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust.
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Other regional providers
Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Hospital, Oswestry
University Hospital of North Staffordshire
Some patients, especially with rarer cancers, may be referred to:
Royal Marsden Hospital, London
Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology, Wirral
University Hospitals, Birmingham
Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham
Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Other important sources of help and information:
Cancer Help UK – award-winning information site
CancerBackup – now part of macmillan, very useful information source
Leiomyosarcoma.org. Our site strives to provide the most current and accurate information and news on causes and preventitive treatments for Leiomyosarcoma. If you are not familiar with Leiomyosaracoma, in short, sarcoma, is a type of malignant tumor that affects supportive tissues of the body.
Penny Brohn Cancer Centre – renowned complementary care centre
Cancer Voices – national patient involvement
Cancer Research UK – Find a Clinical Trial – UK research website
http://www.insurancewith.com/ insurance found to provide competetive quotes
Macmillan Cancer Support – patient support services
Macmillan resources to help you influence local cancer services
Department for Work and Pensions
cancerresearchuk.org – Cancer Research UK
patient.co.uk – comprehensive health information as provided by GPs and nurses to patients during consultations
More locally the
Carers Contact Centre for people living in Telford & Wrekin. Tel@ 01952 240209
Community Health & Enterprise Centre for the Telford & Wrekin Area based in Madeley Telford. 01952 583 779
• A drop- in approach, both in person or by telephone, to providing individual help, advice and support on a wide range of health, social and related issues
• Sign posting to all Health Improvement services; other support agencies and local groups and develop user – friendly routes around/between agencies
• A wide variety of leaflets, books, teaching packs, videos, teaching aids plus other information on health promotion, disease prevention and various illnesses
