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Adult brain cancers are not treated at the Trust.
In Greater Manchester, brain cancers are treated at the Greater Manchester Neuroscience Centre at Hope Hospital in Salford. For information about children's cancers please click here.

If you need any information about the brain cancer service at Hope Hospital please contact the Cancer and You centre at Hope Hospital on 0161 206 1455.

What if I think I might have a brain cancer/what should I look out for? back to top
If you are worried that you might have a brain cancer, you should go and see your family doctor (GP) as soon as possible. Your GP will then decide whether you should be sent to see a doctor who specialises in brain cancer.

The Referral Guidelines for Suspected Cancer is a guide for doctors, to help ensure that the patient is seen quickly if the doctor thinks he or she may have cancer. Information about the guidelines can be seen by clicking here

You will also find information about what to look out for, and tests that may be carried out if your doctor thinks you might have brain cancer.


Treatment   back to top
The treatment for cancer is decided on an individual basis, so the treatment may not be the same for everyone.

The treatment given will depend on:

• The type of cancer and where it is
• If it has spread
• The general health of the person with cancer
• The wishes of the person with cancer

The doctor will discuss treatment options with the person with cancer and help them decide which is the best one for them. The opportunity to take part in a clinical trial, where a new treatment is tested, may also be offered. For more general information about treatments for cancer click here.

A lot of people with cancer worry that if they go to the Christie Hospital for treatment it means their cancer must be worse. This is not true. Many of the teams at hospitals in Greater Manchester work closely with the doctors from the Christie Hospital. This means that some people go to the Christie Hospital for treatment not because their cancer is worse but because that is where the doctors are based. All patients needing radiotherapy also go to the Christie Hospital. This is because that is where the radiotherapy machines are.

Useful links back to top
Information about brain cancer produced by Cancerbackup:
http://www.cancerbackup.org.uk/info/brain.htm

Support Contacts back to top
There are many different types of self-help and support groups. They may be set up by people who wanted help to cope with their illness or treatment, or by professionals. The activities they offer may vary. For example, some hold informal get togethers or structured meetings with activities and speakers. Some groups may produce a newsletter, offer telephone or internet support, befriending and home or hospital visiting.

The authors of this site do not endorse any particular groups, and anyone looking for a support group is advised to find out more about the group, including who runs it, what it offers and what its aims are.

Cancerbackup
3 Bath Place
Rivington Street
London
EC2A 3JR
www.cancerbackup.org.uk
Freephone helpline 0808 800 1234
Support and information for people affected by cancer, including over 50 booklets and 134 factsheets on cancer, treatment and living with cancer
Helpline staffed by nurse specialists.

Macmillan Cancer Support
89 Albert Embankment
London
SE1 7EQ
Macmillan CancerLine freephone helpline 0808 808 2020
Textphone: 0808 808 0121
www.macmillan.org.uk
Support and information for people affected by cancer, including information on cancer support and care charities in the UK, and leaflets/booklets about different cancers and living with cancer. Also information about Macmillan services, from nursing to grants.
Link to Language Line to help callers in up to 150 languages.

NHS Direct
Telephone service: 0845 46 47
Textphone 0845 606 46 47
NHS Direct Online www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
24 hour confidential nurse advice and health information telephone service with access to interpreters.
Online information

Cancer Aid and Listening Line
Helpline providing a confidential service for people with cancer, their families and friends, run by trained volunteers with personal experience of cancer. offers a listening ear and emotional support
Telephone: 0845 123 23 29
Website www.canceraid.co.uk

Brain and Spinal Injury Charity
The Neurocare Centre, 554 Eccles New Rd, Salford, M5 1AL
Telephone: 0161 707 6441
Support and information about conditions of the brain and nervous system
Helpline telephone: 0870 7500000
www.basiccharity.org.uk

British Brain and Spine Foundation
Produces booklets about brain and spine tumours, investigations that might be carried out to diagnose them, and craniotomy.
FREEPOST, London, SW9 6BR
Tel: 020 7793 5900
Helpline 0808 808 1000 support and information provided by nurses
www.brainandspine.org.uk

Brain Tumour Action
Advice, information and befriending for people affected by brain tumours. Leaflets about brain tumours, pituitary tumours, and living with brain tumours.
Development Officer, 25 Ann Street, Edinburgh, EH4 1PL
Tel: 01506 436164
e-mail:chair@braintumouraction.org.uk
www.braintumouraction.org.uk

Brain Tumour Foundation
Information and newsletter for people affected by brain cancer
PO Box 6445, Thulston, Derby, DE72 3YR
Tel: 020 8336 2020
e-mail: btf.uk@virgin.net

Brain Tumour UK
Information about brain tumours
BAC House, Bonehurst Rd, Horley, RH6 8QG
Tel: 01293 781479
http://www.braintumouruk.org.uk/

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