Overseas cancer organisations

This is a list of cancer organisations in countries outside the UK, which may be helpful to you. We have listed them by country in alphabetical order.

The information is based on how the organisations describe themselves on their websites. They provide different levels of cancer information and some may provide support only. We have included email addresses when they are available, but not all of these organisations may be able to offer a detailed answer to a medical question about cancer. We recommend that you look at each organisation’s own website before sending them an email enquiry.

We have indicated which languages are used on their websites and in some situations have been able to indicate when specific services are offered in different languages.

All contact details were accurate when this list was compiled.

As these organisations are not affiliated to CancerHelp UK or Cancer Research UK, we are not responsible for the quality of any information or support they provide.

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The Cancer Council Australia
Provides telephone, email and online information in English for people with cancer.

GPO Box 4708, Sydney NSW 2001
Level 1, 120 Chalmers Street
Surry Hills
NSW 2010

Website: http://www.cancer.org.au
Email: info@cancer.org.au
Phone: (02) 8063 4100
Helpline: 13 11 20 (Mon-Fri 9.00am-5.00pm - local rate)

The Barbados Cancer Society
Provides counselling to patients and their relatives, and has a hospice outreach program to support patients at their homes. Also provides information on early detection and prevention of cancer.

River Road
St. Michael
Barbados
West Indies

Phone: (246) 436 8888 or 427 9005
Email: info@barbadoscancersociety.com
Website: www.barbadoscancersociety.com

Fondation Contre le Cancer (Foundation Against Cancer)
Provides support to people with cancer in French and Dutch.

Website: http://www.cancer.be
Email: info@cancer.be
Phone: 0800 15 801 (French) or 0800 15 802 (Dutch)

The Canadian Cancer Society
Provides telephone, email and online information in French and English for people with cancer.

Website: http://www.cancer.ca
Email: info@cis.cancer.ca
Phone: 1 888 939 3333 or (416) 961 7223

The Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society
Provides comprehensive online information in Chinese for cancer patients and their caregivers.

Website: http://www.hkacs.org.hk
Email: admin@hkacs.org.hk
Phone: (852) 3921 3821

The Cyprus Anti-Cancer Society
Provides support and care for people with cancer at their homes. Information provided in Greek and English. The website includes local contact telephone numbers.

Website: http://www.anticancersociety.org.cy
Email: vassilis.i@anticancersociety.org.cy

Liga Proti Rakovine Praha (League Against Cancer Prague)
Provides information to cancer patients in Czech.

Website: http://www.lpr.cz/
Email: lpr@lpr.cz
Phone: 224 919 732 or 224 920 935

Kræftens Bekæmpelse (Danish Cancer Society)
Provides information for cancer patients in Danish.

Website: http://www.cancer.dk
Email: info@cancer.dk
Phone: 80 30 10 30 or 35 25 75 00

Eesti Vähiliit (Estonian Cancer Society)
Provides information and support for people with cancer. Information on their website is in Estonian, Russian and English.

Website: http://www.cancer.ee
Email: info@cancer.se
Phone: 0 800 2233 (Mon-Fri, 10.00am-12.00; 6.00-8.00pm)

Fiji Cancer Society
Provides information and support for people with cancer

Website: http://www.fijicancersociety.org
Email: cancer@connect.com.fj

Syöpäjärjestöt Finnish Cancer Organisations / Cancer Society of Finland
Provides information and support for people with cancer in Finnish, Swedish and English.

Website: http://www.cancer.fi
Email: society@cancer.fi
Phone: 0800 19414 or (358) 9 135 331

Fédération Nationale des Centres de Lutte Contre Le Cancer (FNCLCC)
(The National Federation of French Cancer Centres)
Provides online information for people with cancer in French.

Website: http://www.fnclcc.fr
Email: infocom@fnclcc.fr

Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer (National League Against Cancer)
Provides information for people with cancer in French.

Website: http://www.ligue-cancer.asso.fr
Email: ligue@ligue-cancer.net
Phone: 0810 111 101

Cancer Support France
Provides support in English to people in France.

Website: www.cancersupportfrance.info
Forum: www.csf-forum.org
Email: cancersupportfrance@orange.fr

Deutsche Krebshilfe (German Cancer Aid)
Provides advice information for people with cancer in German, including booklets that you can download from the website.

Website: http://www.krebshilfe.de/
Email: deutsche@krebshilfe.de

The Hellenic Cancer Society
Provides information and support for cancer patients. The information on their website is in Greek and English.

Website: http://www.add.gr/org/hc/index.html
Open Telephone Line: (210) 64 01 200 (8.00am - 8.00pm, for cancer information)

Krabbameinsfélagið (The Icelandic Cancer Society)
Provides information and support to people with cancer. The information on their website is in Icelandic.

Website: http://www.krabb.is
Phone: (354) 540 1900

Cancer Patients Aid Association
Provides information and support to people with cancer. Has branches in several cities; website has local contact details. Information on their website is in English.

Website: http://www.cpaaindia.org

The Indian Cancer Society
The society provides food, medicines, transport, prostheses and counselling to cancer patients. It has branches and affiliated groups in many towns and cities. Information on their website is in English.

Website: http://www.indiancancersociety.org/
Email: info@indiancancersociety.org
Phone: 91-22-202 9941 / 202 9942

The Irish Cancer Society
Provides support and information in English to patients with cancer.

Website: http://www.cancer.ie
Email: helpline@irishcancer.ie
Helpline: 1 800 200 700 (Mon-Thurs 9.00am-7.00pm; Fri 9.00am-5.00pm)

Israel Cancer Association
Funds research and provides information and support to cancer patients. Information is provided in Hebrew, English, Arabic and Russian.

Website: http://www.cancer.org.il/
Email: info@cancer.org.il
Phone: 1 800 599 995 or (972) 3 5721616

Associazione Italiana Malati di Cancro (AIMaC)
Provides information in Italian and support to cancer patients, their families and friends.

Website: http://www.aimac.it
Email. info@aimac.it
Phone: 840 503579 (free)

Jamaican Cancer Society
Provides information and support for people with cancer.

Website: http://www.jamaicacancersociety.org
Email: mail@jamaicacancersociety.org

King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC)
A cancer treatment centre that also provides online information in English about common types of cancer. Most of the information on their website comes from links to the US National Cancer Institute website.

Website: http://www.khcc.jo
Email: info@khcc.jo
Hotline (free): 0800 22 66 2 (for cancer information)

Lebanese Cancer Society
A professional and volunteer organisation that has a website in English. Cancer information on the website is provided via links to other organisations, mostly in English and French.

Website: http://www.cancer.org.lb/
Email: lcs@cancer.org.lb
Phone: (961) 1 217342

Majlis Kanser Nasional (MAKNA) (National Cancer Council)
Provides support and information for people with cancer. They also have some cancer information in English on their website.

Website: http://www.makna.org.my
Email : makna@makna.org.my
Phone: (60) 3 2162 9178

Persatuan Kebangsaan Kanser Malaysia (National Cancer Society of Malaysia)
Provides an email, telephone and drop-in service for people with cancer in Bahasa, Melayu, English, Chinese and Tamil. Also runs support groups, and offers medical services.

Website: http://www.cancer.org.my
Email: contact@cancer.org.my
Phone: (60) 3 2698 7300

Cancer Association of Namibia
Provides information and support for people with cancer including care at home and financial advice. Also provides information through email and telephone. The information on their website is in English.

Website: http://www.can.org.na/
Email: canwdh@africaonline.com.na
Phone: (264) 61 237 740 or (264) 61 237 741

Cancer Society Nepal
Provides information and support for people with cancer

Website: http://www.cancersocietynepal.org.np
Email: csninfo@cancersocietynepal.org.np

KWF Kankerbestrijding (The Dutch Cancer Society)
Provide online and telephone information in Dutch for people with cancer. There is also some information about the organisation in English on the website.

Website: http://www.kwfkankerbestrijding.nl
Email: info@kwfkankerbestrijding.nl
Phone: 0800 022 66 22

Cancer Society of New Zealand
Provides funding for research into the causes and treatment of cancer. They also provide information in English and support for people with cancer and their families.

Website: http://www.cancernz.org.nz
Email: admin@cancer.org.nz
Phone: 0800 CANCER (0800 226 237)

Kreftforeningen (Norwegian Cancer Society)
Provide support and information for cancer patients in Norwegian.

Website: http://www.kreftforeningen.no
Email: servicetorget@kreftforeningen.no
Cancer helpline: (47) 800 48 210

Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro (The Portuguese Cancer League)
Provides information and support to people with cancer. All information in Portuguese.

Website: http://www.ligacontracancro.pt
Email: info@ligacontracancro.pt
Phone: 21 7221810

Qatar National Cancer Society
Provide information and support for people with cancer. The information on their website is provided in Arabic and English.

Website: http://www.qncs.org.qa/
Email: info@qncs.org.qa
Phone: (974) 44 78128

Liga Româna de Cancer (The Romanian Cancer League)
Provide online information about cancer in Romanian and English.

Website: http://www.romaniancancerleague.org/
Email: office@romaniancancerleague.org
Phone: 40 21 314 69 23

Saudi Cancer Society
Provides information and support for people with cancer. Information on their website is in Arabic and English.

Website: http://www.saudicancer.com
Phone: (966) 1 482 9028 or (966) 1 482 9068

Serbian Society for Fight against Cancer
Provides information about the prevention and treatment of cancer.

Website: http://www.serbiancancer.org/
Email: serbca@ncrc.ac.yu
Phone: +381 11/2656-386

Singapore Cancer Society
Provides free public cancer screening services, financial assistance, rehabilitation, support and hospice home care for cancer patients. Information on the website is in English.

Website: http://www.singaporecancersociety.org.sg/
Email: enquiry@singaporecancersociety.org.sg

Liga Proti Rakovine (League Against Cancer in Slovakia)
Provides support and information in Slovakian.

Website: http://www.lpr.sk
Email: lpr@lpr.sk
Phone: 421 2 529 21735

The Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA)
Provides support and information services in English for people with cancer.

Website: http://www.cansa.org.za
Email: info@cansa.org.za
Helpline (free) : 0800 22 66 22 (Mon-Fri 8.00am-4.30pm)

Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer (AECC)
Provides online and telephone information in Spanish for people with cancer.

Website: http://www.todocancer.com
Phone: 900 100 036 (cancer information) or 91 319 41 38

Cancerfonden (The Swedish Cancer Society)
Provides information and support in Swedish.

Website: http://www.cancerfonden.se
Email: info@cancerfonden.se
Phone: 020 59 59 59

Krebsliga Schweiz (Swiss Cancer League)
Provides online and telephone information in German, French and Italian.

Website: http://www.krebsliga.ch/
Email: helpline@krebsliga.ch
Phone: 0800 11 88 11

National Cancer Institute of Thailand
Provides information for people with cancer. The information on the website is in Thai.

Website: http://www.nci.go.th

American Cancer Society
Provides online, email and telephone information for people with cancer in English and Spanish.

Website: http://www.cancer.org
Help line: 1 800 ACS 2345

National Cancer Institute
Coordinates, conducts and supports cancer research. They also provide online, email and telephone information in English and Spanish.

Website: http://www.cancer.gov
Phone: 1 800 4 CANCER (1 800 422 6237)

Cancer Association of Zimbabwe
Provides information and support for people with cancer

Email: cancer@mweb.co.zw
Phone: (263) 04-707659, (263) 04-707444 or (263) 04-707481

International Union Against Cancer (UICC)
UICC is the world's largest independent, non profit, non governmental association of cancer organisations. It is based in Switzerland. UICC brings together a wide range of organisations, including voluntary cancer societies, research and treatment centres, public health authorities, patient support networks and advocacy groups. The website is in English.

Website: http://www.uicc.org
Phone: (+41) 22 809 1811

Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL)
ECL was created in 1980 and consists of 27 members. The objectives of the association are to improve communication and to foster collaborative activities between European cancer leagues and organisations that are members of the ECL. The website is in English.

Website: http://www.europeancancerleagues.org
Email: info@europeancancerleagues.org
Phone: (+32) 2 256 2000

Nordic Cancer Union
The Nordic Cancer Union is a collaboration of five countries to improve cancer control in Scandinavia. Members include Finland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland and the Faroe Islands. Their website is in English.

Website: http://www.ncu.nu/
Email: ncu@kreftforeningen.no
Phone: (+47) 815 70 477