Links To Other Websites and Sources of Information

British Psychosocial Oncology Society (BPOS) was founded in 1983 after a conference at King's College Hospital in the UK and the first official conference was held in 1984. BPOS welcomes new members from any professional group interested in the psychological and social factors associated with cancer. It is a multi-disciplinary organisation with members drawn from many specialities. Membership of the Society is helpful to anyone concerned with psychosocial aspects of cancer.

Bradford Cancer Support aims to make a difference to the lives of patients, their families and carers, providing a range of services which are readily accessible and free of charge to all individuals

A leading UK cancer information charity, with over 6,500 pages of up-to-date cancer information, practical advice and support for cancer patients, their families and carers.

CancerHelp UK is a free information service about cancer and cancer care for people with cancer and their families.

Cancer Research UK is the world's leading independent organisation dedicated to cancer research.

The COMPASS collaborative unites researchers from 12 UK universities in order to develop treatments that will improve the wellbeing of people affected by cancer and other serious illnesses both in hospital and at home.

The CTRU has a national and international reputation for conducting complex, multi-centre clinical trials. It specialises in cancer, cardiovascular and older people trials, reflecting both national priorities and strengths in Leeds. The CTRU works with NHS partners and University colleagues, providing academic support and infrastructure to enable local, national and international researchers, design and undertake high quality, rigorous, multi-centre trials to MRC/ICH Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines. It has a track record in conducting complex health service research trials which address clinical management issues of importance to the NHS.

DIPEx shows you a wide variety of personal experiences of health and illness. You can watch, listen to or read their interviews, find reliable information on treatment choices and where to find support. The site covers cancers, heart disease, mental health, neurological conditions, screening programmes, pregnancy, teenage health, chronic illnesses and many others.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals website provides a one stop shop of useful information for patients, visitors and staff. The Trust is the largest in the UK and includes the largest teaching hospital in Europe. Providing high quality acute hospital services for the population of Leeds and the surrounding area and act as a regional centre for a number of specialist services such as cancer and cardiac surgery.

Macmillan Cancer Support improves the lives of people affected by cancer. They provide practical, medical, emotional and financial support and campaign for better cancer care. "Cancer affects us all. We can all help."

PoCoG, chaired by Professor Phyllis Butow, is one of 13 Clinical Research Groups in Australia, established in response to a recognised need to develop the capacity and co-ordinated collaboration to conduct large-scale, multi-centre psycho-oncology and supportive care research. As part of its efforts to foster collaborations and networks among researchers in psycho-oncology it is developing a directory of psycho-oncology research centres around the world. Once completed, this directory will be available as an interactive feature on the PoCoG website.

It is anticipated that this feature will assist researchers in psycho-oncology to: identify collaborating centres for studies; identify centres for PhD / post-doctoral studies / work experience; identify centres/individuals with expertise in a particular area; and foster collaborations between researcher conducting work in the same area.