Cancer Support Services in Canterbury | Spotlight

20 December 2020 — lia-rogers

There are over 6,000 local and national support services listed across the UK on Cancer Care Map. Today we’re spotlighting some of the cancer support services available in and around Canterbury.

Breast Cancer Now Secondary Cancer Support Group

Monthly support group for people living with secondary breast cancer. Facilitated by a trained counsellor, it offers the chance to meet people who understand. Meeting in person on the first Friday of the month at 11am with regular expert speakers. Topics may include fatigue, exercise, managing side effects and relationships. Contact for more information and to register to attend.

Hope for Tomorrow Mobile Unit

Mobile cancer care unit ‘Caron’ providing support to people living with cancer. It visits Cheriton, Dover and Herne Bay locations each week, helping people to access their treatment and care closer to home, saving them time and energy.

Pilgrims Hospices

A service with three centres in Kent that offers help and advice for all those coping with an incurable illness. They offer a wide range of support depending on the circumstances and wishes of patient and family from a telephone advice line to regular meetings at their centres or in your home. They offer practical help and advice and emotional support for all affected. 

BRCA Kent Support Group – Canterbury

A friendly support group for women who have tested positive for the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation. The group provides an opportunity for women to meet others sharing similar experiences and talk to someone who really understands what they’re going through in a private and non-intimidating environment. The meetings are invitation only at three locations in the area, contact the service for more details.

Prostate Cancer Support Association – Kent

Support group for anyone whose life has been affected by prostate cancer. It meets in person at the Old Gate Inn pub, from 10.30 am- 12.00pm on the last Wednesday of the month, except December. Meetings may include a guest speaker (usually a health professional) but the group’s main purpose is to provide mutual support. Meetings are open to both men and women.

For more, head to the Cancer Care Map homepage and type in your postcode and/or relevant keywords.