Formed in 1983 by a small group of volunteers and practitioners from the caring professions, and registered as a charity in 1985, CancerCare has grown to be the largest charitable organisation of its kind in the UK, providing local support to people facing cancer at all stages of the cancer journey.

CancerCare’s services are available to anyone in North Lancashire and South Lakeland, and have been developed in response to the expressed needs of those whose lives are affected by cancer. Therapies are offered at our two main centres, Slynedales in Lancaster and the Lakes Centre in Kendal. Both centres have dedicated facilities for individual and group therapies. We also offer support at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary and Furness General Hospital, and in the community in Barrow and Ulverston.

All CancerCare’s services are offered free of charge.

Each year, CancerCare provides emotional, psychological, physical and social support to around 1500 local people, individually or in groups, through an extensive range of therapies provided by professional, skilled and qualified therapists. We also offer advice and information on all aspects of life affected by cancer. Throughout the area informal friendship groups meet regularly to offer mutual support.