practical and emotional support
for those affected by cancer
Charity Number 1099299
ABOUT US
The diagnosis of cancer is a shocking event in anyone's life, and this combined with treatment that can be invasive, intensive and challenging, places a huge burden on patients and their families. They often feel overwhelmed by huge amounts of frequently conflicting information, from healthcare providers, well meaning friends and family and the internet and other forms of media. The overwhelming need at this time is for accurate, reliable and evidence based information, in order to make wise treatment choices, to develop and maintain the best possible physical and mental state while undergoing treatment, to choose beneficial forms of support, and to live positively during treatment and beyond.
Wallace Cancer Care aims to meet these needs by providing a Drop-in Centre in the main concourse of Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, staffed by oncology nurses and volunteers, and an extensive programme of practical, psychological and emotional support and information delivered in a peaceful, calm atmosphere at premises nearby. Here patients and their carers benefit from guidance about diet, exercise, and stress reduction, and learn techniques and experience complementary therapies that can have a tremendously valuable impact on their quality of life.
Wallace Cancer Care services are available free to all those affected by this disease including those with cancer, their families, close friends and carers. It is not necessary to be a patient at Addenbrooke’s to use the services.
