Cancer care

This page has information for patients living with cancer about the support available from primary care and charities. Everyone’s cancer journey is different, but we hope you find some of these resources helpful for your particular situation. If there is anything you wish to discuss in more detail please don’t hesitate to contact the surgery to book an appointment.

General resources

Macmillan  is a leading UK charity providing support for people living cancer. Contact details for their support services are here.

Maggie's Oxford  provide free cancer support and information in the Maggies’ centre on the Churchill Hospital site.

Cancer Research UK  has information about different sorts of cancer and cancer treatments.

For children and parents of children with cancer

Young lives vs cancer  help families find the strength to face everything cancer throws at them. We’ll face it all, together

Children with cancer   raise and invest money for specialist childhood cancer research to help save the life of every child and young person with cancer.

The team who are here to help

At 19 Beaumont Street we work with a large team that are here to support you. In addition to our doctors and practice nurses the following people may be of particular help:

• Practice pharmacists – able to advise on any queries relating to medication.
• District nurses – who can visit at home if you need nursing care but are not well enough to come in to the surgery – for example for dressing changes.
• Social prescribers – who can help with arranging practical and emotional support and signposting to different support services. They can provide advice on benefits.
• Health Coach – works in partnership with patients to guide and support them towards health changes they want to make

Everyone living with cancer is eligible for free prescriptions – please contact the surgery to ask for the necessary form.