Charity of the Month: Breast Cancer Haven

December 1, 2009 by Brenda
Filed under Charity of the Month, Featured Posts, TGF Features

BREAST CANCER HAVEN

Every year more than 45,500 women in the UK are diagnosed with breast cancer. That’s more than 125 women a day, which is 1 in 9 women.

Being diagnosed with breast cancer and undergoing treatment can have a huge emotional and physical effect. In addition to the side-effects of treatment such as pain, hot-flushes, sleeplessness and hair loss, people often experience psychological symptoms including shock, anxiety and depression.

Breast Cancer Haven supports people affected by breast cancer, helping them to achieve the best possible quality of life. In a safe, healing environment, their highly-skilled specialist nurses and therapists have time to listen, advise and create an individually tailored programme of complementary therapies, emotional and practical care designed to help reduce symptoms and the side-effects of medical treatment, and the impact of breast cancer on people’s lives.

They provide support, information, counselling and complementary therapies to help anyone affected by breast cancer to cope with the psychological impact of diagnosis as well as help relieve the uncomfortable side effects of some medical treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

The Haven programme of care is free of charge to anyone affected by breast cancer. They have Havens in London, Hereford and Leeds. A range of outreach materials is also available for those who can’t reach us.

How to access Breast Cancer Haven’s services:

Anyone affected by breast cancer can use their free services wherever they live in the UK. They can:

Visit one of our three Havens:

1 London 020 7384 0099

2 Hereford 01432 361061

3 Leeds 0113 284 7829

Order their ‘Breast Cancer Haven at Home’ Programme, which comprises a DVD, audio CD, web based information and telephone support.

Talk to one of our specialist team on the phone – or email them.

Visit their website, www.breastcancerhaven.org.uk which has helpful information including downloadable fact sheets.

Order their DVD called ‘Lymphoedema Awareness, Reducing Your Risk’ which suggests steps to lower the risk of developing, and managing, this uncomfortable swelling which affects one in four women with breast cancer.

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