CANCER Research UK is to unveil its revamped award-winning patient information website, CancerHelp UK (www.cancerhelp.org.uk), in November.
The new look site offers a question and answer search facility and new 'quick guides' - summaries of each cancer section on the site and perfect for people looking for less detailed information on a particular cancer type. These features will make it even easier for cancer patients and their families to find a wealth of easy to understand information on a wide range of issues related to living with cancer.
CancerHelp UK provides clear and up-to-date cancer information, including a comprehensive glossary of medical and cancer terms, to more than a million people every month. The site is continually updated to ensure that people affected by cancer can find the most current information on the latest cancer developments. Questions sent to the site are answered personally by a member of Cancer Research UK's information nurse team.
The website's unique plain English clinical trials database will also have some new features. Liz Woolf, head of CancerHelp UK, said: "Our visitors have told us that they want to know more about past trials, so that they know about new treatments in the pipeline. As well as introducing information on these trials, the website will also feature ongoing trial results, written in the easy to understand style that CancerHelp UK is renowned for."
Peter Hulm knows how important it is to have access to easily understandable information. He said: "I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in May 2007 and my first reaction was fear. Fear of the unknown. Fear for the future.