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Help and support (breast cancer)

Breast cancer clinical nurse specialists

Find out about the breast cancer clinical nurse specialists and how they can help you in our meet the team pages.

Patient initiated follow up

For help with your follow up, please see our breast cancer support worker page.

UHS cancer support centres

Maggie’s Centre 023 8212 4549

Open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

See the for details of the support available. 

Additional support

We've listed some resources to link you with the help and support available following a diagnosis of breast cancer.

Workshops

We have listed some of the workshops available on site at Southampton General Hospital. For additional workshops and courses please see the Maggie's Centre website.

Breast Cancer Now: Moving Forward courses

Locally, these courses are held at the Maggie’s Centre at Southampton General Hospital.

If you've had a breast cancer diagnosis in the last two years, and would like support with moving forward, these courses are for you.

The courses are run by the charity Breast Cancer Now and aim to support people who are adapting to life after treatment.

For more information including dates and to register your interest, please see the Breast Cancer Now website.

Look Good Feel Better

Locally, these courses are held at the Maggie’s Centre at Southampton General Hospital.

The workshops are led by expert volunteers from the beauty and wellbeing industry for people living with cancer. Practical advice and support is provided to help with the physical effects of cancer treatment. Support is available for women, men and young adults.

The workshops can also be accessed from the comfort of your own home by booking a virtual workshop.

HOPE (Help overcoming problems effectively)

These workshops are held at Jane Scarth House, Romsey Cancer Support Centre.

This course helps people manage the day-to-day impact cancer has on their lives and rediscover their strengths after treatment ends. The self-management course facilitated by trained staff runs over two days in the Loft at the Centre at 37a The Hundred.