Provides a patient information service and booklets on the diseases and their treatment. Gives emotional support, advice and information on all aspects of Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. To apply, contact a hospital social worker. They will fill in and send off an application form on your behalf. It formulates treatment plans, runs clinical trials, researches and monitors new drugs and produces a booklet, available in four languages, called A Parent's Guide to Children's Cancer .
Holiday accommodation is available, and in some areas hospital visiting and help with transport.
Offers support and information on all aspects of cancer in response to telephone and letter enquiries. Acts as a resource to cancer support and self-help groups throughout the UK, and produces a range of publications on issues about cancer. Offers information, support, education and care for cancer patients, families, friends and professionals. Network of support groups throughout Scotland. Provides an information service in English and Welsh on all aspects of cancer, and emotional support for cancer patients and their families.