OESOPHAGEAL CANCER

INFORMATION ON OESOPHAGEAL CANCER

OESOPHAGEAL CANCER SUPPORT GROUPS

OESOPHAGEAL CANCER LIFE STORIES

Information on Oesophageal Cancer

The oesophagus (often known as the gullet) is a muscular tube that leads to the stomach. Food and drink pass from the back of the throat into the stomach through the oesophagus.

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Oesophageal Cancer Charities

Guts UK

Guts UK

Guts UK – the charity for the digestive system. We all have guts – 25 ft of them in fact. Yet our guts have been underfunded, undervalued and understaffed for decades. Guts UK exists to change that. Telephone: 020 7486 0341 Website: https://gutscharity.org.uk/...

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The Oesophageal Patients Association

The Oesophageal Patients Association

We welcome anyone diagnosed with, recovering from, or having recovered from oesophageal or stomach cancer enquiries@opa.org.uk Telephone: 0121 704 9860 Website: https://www.opa.org.uk Address: Oesophageal Patients Association 50 High Street Henley In Arden...

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Other Useful Resources for Oesophageal Cancer

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Find a support group for Oesophageal Cancer

Bradford Upper GI support group 

Cancer Support Yorkshire, Daisy House Farm, 44 Smith Lane Bradford, BD9 6DA
Telephone: 01274 776688

This support group meets at Cancer Support Yorkshire – Bradford on the first Wednesday of the month.

They meet at 1.30pm – 3.30pm.

It’s a drop in group so no need to book in advance.

Oesophageal Cancer Life Stories

James’s story – Oesophageal cancer

James’s story – Oesophageal cancer

On a road to self-destruction – before being diagnosed with cancer  Bradford man, James Barraclough was on a road to self destruction before his cancer diagnosis. Facing redundancy and a relationship breakdown and struggling to pay his mortgage, he began to depend...

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Bob’s Story – Oesophageal cancer

Bob’s Story – Oesophageal cancer

A cancer journey  - seen through a lens   For passionate photographer and community artist Bob Clayden there was never any doubt about how he would make sense of a cancer diagnosis. When facing life’s difficulties, Bob from Pontefract, West Yorkshire, says he...

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