Overseas cancer organisations
As these organisations are not affiliated to BSCIraq, we are not responsible for the quality of any information or support they provide.
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Australia
The Cancer Council Australia
Provides telephone, email and online information in English for people with cancer.
GPO Box 4708, Sydney NSW 2001
Level 5, Medical Foundation Building
92-94 Parramatta Road
Camperdown NSW 2050
Website: http://www.cancer.org.au
Email: info@cancer.org.au
Phone: (02) 9036 3100
Helpline: 13 11 20 (Mon-Fri 9.00am-5.00pm - local rate)
Barbados
The Barbados Cancer Society
Provides counselling to patients and their relatives, and has a hospice outreach program to assist patients in their own homes.
River Road
St. Michael
Barbados
West Indies
Phone: (246) 436 8888 or 427 9005
Email: info@barbadoscancersociety.com
Website: www.barbadoscancersociety.com
Belgium
Fondation Contre le Cancer (Foundation Against Cancer)
Offers support to people with cancer in French and Dutch.
Website: http://www.cancer.be
Email: info@cancer.be
Phone: 0800 158 01 (Dutch) or 0800 158 02 (French)
Canada
The Canadian Cancer Society
Provides telephone, email and online information in French and English for people with cancer.
Website: http://www.cancer.ca
Email: info@cis.cancer.ca
Phone: 1 888 939 3333 or 416 961 7223
China
The Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society
Provides online information, support and financial advice in Chinese for people with cancer.
Website: http://www.hkacs.org.hk
Email: public@hkacs.org.hk
Phone: (852) 2814 0950
Cyprus
The Cyprus Anti-Cancer Society
Offers practical support for people with cancer, mainly in the areas of cancer prevention and palliative care. Information provided in English. The website includes local contact telephone numbers.
Website: http://www.anticancersociety.org.cy
Email: vassilis.i@anticancersociety.org.cy
Czech Republic
Liga Proti Rakovině Praha (League Against Cancer Prague)
Provides advice and information to cancer patients in Czech.
Website: http://www.lpr.cz/
Email: lpr@lpr.cz
Phone: 224 919 732 or 224 920 935
Denmark
Kræftens Bekæmpelse (Danish Cancer Society)
Provide advice and information for cancer patients in Danish.
Website: http://www.cancer.dk
Email: info@cancer.dk
Phone: 80 30 10 30 or 35 25 75 00
Finland
Syöpäjärjestöt
Finnish Cancer Organisations / Cancer Society of Finland
Provides information and support for people with cancer in Finnish, Swedish and English.
Website: http://www.cancer.fi
Email: neuvonta@cancer.fi
Phone: 0800 19414 (free) or 358 9 135 331
France
Fédération Nationale des Centres de Lutte Contre Le Cancer (FNCLCC)
(The National Federation of French Cancer Centres)
Provides online information for people with cancer in French.
Website: http://www.fnclcc.fr
Email: infocom@fnclcc.fr
Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer (National League Against Cancer)
Provides support and information for people with cancer in French.
Website: http://www.ligue-cancer.asso.fr
Email: ligue@ligue-cancer.net
Phone: 0810 810 821 (general information about cancers and psychological support)
0810 111 101 (a service that provides administrative assistance to people affected by cancer, helping them to apply for loans)
Germany
Deutsche Krebshilfe (German Cancer Aid)
Provide advice and information for people with cancer in German, including cancer information factsheets. Their website includes local contact telephone numbers.
Website: http://www.krebshilfe.de/
Email: deutsche@krebshilfe.de
Greece
The Hellenic Cancer Society
Offers information and support for cancer patients. The information on their website is in Greek and English.
Website: http://www.add.gr/org/hc/index.html
Phone: 210/64 01 200
India
Cancer Patients Aid Association
Provides support to patients diagnosed with cancer. Has branches in several cities; website has local contact details. Information on website is in English.
Website: http://www.cpaaindia.org
The Indian Cancer Society
The society provides food, medicines, transport, prostheses and counselling to cancer patients. It has branches and affiliated groups in many towns and cities. Some of the information on its website is in English.
Website: http://www.indiancancersociety.org/
Email: info@indiancancersociety.org
Phone: 91-22-202 9941 / 202 9942
Ireland
The Irish Cancer Society
Provide nursing services to patients with cancer throughout Ireland and information in English through a telephone helpline.
Website: http://www.cancer.ie
Email: helpline@irishcancer.ie
Phone: 1 800 200 700
Israel
Israel Cancer Association
Funds research and provides a cancer information resource centre in Givatayim. Website and helpline are provided in Hebrew, English and partly in Arabic.
Website: http://www.cancer.org.il/
Email: info@cancer.org.il
Phone: 972 3 5721608 or 1 800 599995
Italy
Associazione Italiana Malati di Cancro (AIMAC)
(The Italian Association for Cancer Research)
A research organization who also provide information in Italian and psychological support to cancer patients, their families and friends.
Website: http://www.aimac.it
Email. info@aimac.it
Phone: 840 503579 or 0648 25 107
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Qatar
Qatar Cancer Society
Provide information and support for people with cancer. The information on their website is provided in Arabic and English.
Website: http://www.qncs.org.qa/
Email: info@qncs.org.qa
Phone: 44 78128
Jordan
King Hussein Cancer Center
(KHCC)
A treatment centre that also provides online information in English about common types of cancer. Most of the information on their website comes from links to the US National Cancer Institute website.
Website: http://www.khcc.jo
Email: info@khcc.jo
Phone: (+962) 6-530 0460
Lebanon
Lebanese Cancer Society
A professional and volunteer organisation that has a website in English. Cancer information on the website is provided via links to other organisations, mostly in English and French. They have booklets in Arabic and English that they can send out on request.
Website: http://www.cancer.org.lb/
Email: lcs@cancer.org.lb
Phone: (+961) 1 217342
Malaysia
Majlis Kanser Nasional (MAKNA) (National Cancer Council)
Provides support and counseling for people with cancer. They also have some cancer information in English on their website.
Website: http://www.makna.org.my
Email : makna@makna.org.my
Phone: (+60) 3 4256 9178 / 79
Persatuan Kebangsaan Kanser Malaysia (National Cancer Society of Malaysia)
Provides an email, telephone and drop-in service for people with cancer in Bahasa and English.
Website: http://www.cancer.org.my
Email: contact@cancer.org.my
Phone: (+60) 3 2698 7300
Namibia
Cancer Association of Namibia
Provides help and assistance for people with cancer including care at home and financial advice. Also provides information through email and telephone.
Website: http://www.can.org.na/
Email: canwdh@africaonline.com.na
Phone: 264 61 237740
Netherlands
KWF Kankerbestrijding (The Dutch Cancer Society)
Provide online and telephone information in Dutch for people with cancer. There is also some information about the organisation in English on the website.
Website: http://www.kwfkankerbestrijding.nl
Email: info@kwfkankerbestrijding.nl
Phone: 0800 022 66 22
New Zealand
Cancer Society of New Zealand
Provide funding for research into the causes and treatment of cancer. They also provide information and support in English for people with cancer and their families.
Website: http://www.cancernz.org.nz
Email: admin@cancernz.org.nz
Phone: 0800 226 237
Norway
Kreftforeningen (Norwegian Cancer Society)
Provide support and information for cancer patients in Norwegian.
Website: http://www.kreftforeningen.no
Email: servicetorget@kreftforeningen.no
Phone: 07877 or 800 48 210
Portugal
Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro (The Portuguese Cancer League)
Provides assistance and support to people with cancer. All information in Portuguese.
Website: http://www.ligacontracancro.pt
Email: info@ligacontracancro.pt
Phone: 21 7221810
Romania
Liga Română de Cancer (The Romanian Cancer League)
Provide online information about cancer in Romanian and English.
Website: http://www.romaniancancerleague.org/
Email: office@romaniancancerleague.org
Phone: 40 21 314 69 23
Singapore
Singapore Cancer Society
Provide a variety of support services for people with cancer. They have information about cancer in English on their website, as well as a list of contact numbers for different services.
Website: http://www.singaporecancersociety.org.sg/
Email: enquiry@singaporecancersociety.org.sg
Slovakia
Liga Proti Rakovine (League Against Cancer in Slovakia)
Provides support, counselling services and information in Slovakian.
Website: http://www.lpr.sk
Email: lpr@lpr.sk
Phone: 421 2 529 21735
South Africa
The Cancer Association of South Africa
(CANSA)
Provides counselling, support and information services in English for people with cancer.
Website: http://www.cansa.org.za
Email: info@cansa.org.za
Helpline: 0800 226622
Spain
Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer (The Spanish National Agency for the Control of Cancer)
Provides online and telephone information in Spanish for people with cancer.
Website: http://www.todocancer.com
Phone: 91 319 41 38 or 900 100 036
Sweden
Cancerfonden (Swedish Cancer Society)
Provides information and support in Swedish.
Website: http://www.cancerfonden.se
Email: infostodlinjen@cancerfonden.se
Phone: 020 222 111 or 08-677 1000
Switzerland
Krebsliga Schweiz (Swiss Cancer League)
Provides online and telephone information in German, French and Italian.
Website: http://www.swisscancer.ch/
Email: helpline@swisscancer.ch
Phone: 0800 11 88 11
USA
American Cancer Society
Provides online, email and telephone information for people with cancer in English and Spanish.
Website: http://www.cancer.org
Help line: 1 800 ACS 2345
National Cancer Institute
Coordinates, conducts and supports cancer research. They also provide online, email and telephone information in English and Spanish.
Website: http://www.cancer.gov
Phone: 1 800 4 CANCER (1 800 422 6237)
Other International Cancer Organisations
International Union Against Cancer
(UICC)
UICC is the world's largest independent, non profit, non governmental association of cancer organisations. It is based in Switzerland. UICC brings together a wide range of organisations, including voluntary cancer societies, research and treatment centres, public health authorities, patient support networks and advocacy groups. The website is in English and French.
Website: http://www.uicc.org
Phone: (+41) 22 809 1811
Association of European Cancer Leagues
(ECL)
ECL was created in 1980 and consists of 39 members. The objectives of the association are to improve communication and to foster collaborative activities between European cancer leagues and organisations that are members of the ECL. The website is in English.
Website: http://www.europeancancerleagues.org
Email: info@europeancancerleagues.org
Phone: (+32) 2 256 2000
Nordic Cancer Union
The Nordic Cancer Union is a collaboration of five countries to improve cancer control in Scandinavia. Members include Finland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland and the Faroe Islands. Their website is in English.
Website: http://www.ncu.nu/
Email: ncu@kreftforeningen.no
Phone: (+47) 22 86 66 00 |
