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Chemotherapy - Support Groups

Dr. Reeja Tharu
Written by Dr. Reeja Tharu, M.Phil.,Ph.D
Dr. Sunil Shroff
Medically Reviewed by Dr. Sunil Shroff, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond)
Last Updated on Jul 10, 2020
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Chemotherapy - Support Groups

United Kingdom

CancerBACUP
3 Bath Place, Rivington Street,
London, EC2A 3JR
Tel: 0808 800 1234
Web: www.cancerbacup.org.uk
Provides information and support

Leukaemia Research Fund
Web: www.lrf.org.uk
Primarily involved in research, this site includes a comprehensive range of information for patients about leukaemia

Leukaemia Care
2 Shrubbery Avenue Worcester WR1 1QH
Careline: 0800 169 6680
Website: www.leukaemiacare.org.uk

Cancer Research UK
Their website www.cancerhelp.org.uk provides facts about cancer and leukaemia including treatment choices.

Other support groups
See Cancer Support Groups at www.patient.co.uk for a list of self help and support groups for cancer / leukaemia patients.

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Support Group
call (614)293-6428
toll-free 1-800-293-5066

Leukaemia Research
39 - 40 Eagle Street
London
WC1R 4TH
Tel: 020 7405 0101
Fax: 020 7405 3139
Email: info@lrf.org.uk

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Chemotherapy - References:

  1. MacDiarmid J.A. et al. (2007)
  2. "Bacterially Derived 400 nm Particles for Encapsulation and Cancer Cell Targeting of Chemotherapeutics" Cancer Cell 11, 431-445, May 2007
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