Thursday, 9 February 2012
EquipLinks: Cancer
Associazione Italiana Malati di Cancro (AIMaC)
Cancer information in the Italian language
This resource was last checked on: 12 October 2011
Become an Expert Patient
Attend an Expert Patients course and take control of your long-term condition. Find ways to control your symptoms so you can live the life you want. Expert patient courses take place over six weeks (2.5 hours a week) and are led by people who, themselves, live with a long-term medical condition.
This resource was last checked on: 28 September 2011
Books Beyond Words
A series of books for adults and adolescents who cannot read or who have difficulty reading, books include information on medical topics, keeping healthy, about the body, bereavement, crime.
This resource was last checked on: 12 October 2011
Bowel Cancer UK
A UK site offering information factsheets on bowel cancer and support. Information also available in Bengali, Chinese, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu
This resource was last checked on: 18 May 2011
Breast Cancer Care
This UK site has detailed information about breast cancer and many links to other sites. Information is available in Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Polish, Punjabi, Urdu
This resource was last checked on: 18 May 2011
Cancer Help UK
A website developed for Cancer Research UK, giving information on many aspects of cancer and cancer prevention.
This resource was last checked on: 04 July 2011
Cancer Screening
This NHS site has detailed information on screening for breast, cervical, colorectal and prostate cancer. Leaflets on breast cancer screening, bowel cancer screening and cervical cancer screening available in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, English, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Kurdish (Sorani), Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Punjabi, Spanish, Somali, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese and also available in easy read format for people with learning disabilities.
This resource was last checked on: 04 July 2011
CLIC Sargent and the Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group
Publish a range of information designed to help children and young people with cancer. Some of these leaflets and booklets are available to download in: Bengali, Gujarati ,Lithuanian, Punjabi, Spanish
This resource was last checked on: 28 November 2011
Department of Health - Be breast aware
Be breast aware information available in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Somali, Sorani, Spanish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese.
This resource was last checked on: 12 October 2011
Deutsche Krebshilfe
Cancer information in the German language
This resource was last checked on: 12 October 2011
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