| Cancer affects more people than the sufferer alone. | | | | to go to a specialist who is prepared to look into |
| Although they bare the brunt of the physical pain, | | | | your individual circumstances in detail and evaluate the |
| their suffering has a huge affect on friends and | | | | situation. |
| family too, which can be very distressing. It's | | | | It's not just financial information that cancer sufferers |
| therefore not surprising that in addition to cancer help | | | | and their friends and family need. Often, there is a |
| groups for sufferers themselves, many forms of | | | | great desire for more knowledge of the condition |
| support for friends and families of cancer sufferers | | | | itself. People want to know as much as they can |
| have also risen up. Help is available in a range of | | | | about what's happening to them, what is likely to |
| mediums; self help groups, one on one councillors, | | | | happen to them in the future, and how they can do |
| phone lines, internet forums and traditional publications | | | | things to help themselves. |
| such as books and leaflets. | | | | Thankfully, the world is awash with books, |
| Cancer tends to have more than just emotional | | | | magazines, journals and websites about every type |
| implications; the cost of cancer can be very | | | | of cancer that exists. There are also cancer support |
| substantial, especially if the sufferer is a bread winner. | | | | information centres throughout the UK which you can |
| However, help is at hand as there are benefits that | | | | visit in person to speak to specialists and pick up |
| sufferers and their families can apply for. The | | | | leaflets, booklets and audio-visual materials. |
| Disability and Carers Service is a government body | | | | Cancer can be very tough for all involved, but |
| that is responsible for the disability benefits, disability | | | | remember there is help available to you every step |
| livings allowance and attendance allowance and also | | | | of the way. From the medical help you'll receive at |
| carer's allowance, and there are help lines which you | | | | the hospital, to the emotional support you can get |
| can ring to see whether you qualify for financial help. | | | | from phoning a help line or attending a self help |
| These help lines will also be able to offer advice on | | | | group, to the help available online when you log on to |
| other financial matters such as insurance. As cancer is | | | | a cancer sufferers' forum and share your problems |
| considered a pre-existing medical condition by most | | | | with hundreds of people who are going through the |
| insurers, getting travel insurance from a normal | | | | same thing, help, support and advice is always there. |
| broker can be difficult. Therefore, it's normally better | | | | |