Addenbrooke's Hospital
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Supporting you in your treatment
Your treatment
This section contains practical information to help you in your treatment including information on sources of support, accommodation, services and facilities you might use.
Accommodation
Oncology hostel – Elsworth House
These rooms are available for patients who have to travel considerable distances for treatment at the centre.
Haematology hostel – Linton House, Karen’s Home from Home
This is a haematology onsite accommodation facility.
Facilities on site
WRVS
The WRVS provide a small refreshment tea bar in the oncology main reception area. This is open from 09.30 to 15.00 Monday to Thursday and 09:30 to 13:00 on a Friday. Other refreshment outlets are available on the main concourse and in outpatients.
Local information and support
Look Good... Feel Better advisors
These independent advisors can help women patients who have cancer boost their morale with a free professional makeover. Places can be reserved.
Tel: 01223 586542, Mon–Fri: 09:00–10:00.
The Oasis Centre
The Oasis centre opened in 2009 as an age appropriate non-clinical facility located in Abingdon House on the hospital site. The centre and access to specialist advice and support is available to all 13-24-year-olds diagnosed with cancer in East Anglia. The Oasis provides an age-appropriate space for young people where direct patient interventions including education, activities, counselling and related meetings can take place. It also provides a focal point for the teenage and young adult specialist team and most importantly gives the young people a place to meet others of the same age going through similar experiences.
C-Forward
This is the Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Service at Addenbrooke’s. It provides age appropriate care and support for 13-24 year olds with cancer in the eastern region.
Wallace Cancer Support Centre
The Mary Wallace Centre is located close to the hospital site on Red Cross Lane where they hold different classes, provide complementary therapies and support groups. They also have a support centre in the main hospital concourse which provides information about cancer together with psychological, emotional, and practical support. It is open to all those affected by the disease including those with cancer, their families, friends and carers.
Local services
Wig service
Some of our patients (but by no means all) are at risk of losing their hair as a result of cancer treatment. If this does happen to you then wigs are available. This would normally be discussed before undergoing any treatment, and a member of staff will refer you to the local service if requested.
National information and support
Cancer Research UK
The world’s leading charity dedicated to saving lives through research. Their focus is to discover new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer.
Macmillian Cancer Support
A source of support, helping with all the things that people affected by cancer – patients and carers – want and need. This means more than medical help it’s also about practical, emotional and financial support.
