If you or someone you love has been affected by lung cancer, you don’t have to face it alone. There are many organisations across the UK that offer free information, emotional support, and practical advice.
Below you can find trusted sources of help and support.
Lung Cancer Support and Information
Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation
We’re the only UK charity dedicated exclusively to supporting everyone affected by lung cancer.
📞 Nurse Helpline: 0333 323 7200 (Monday–Thursday, 9am–5pm; Friday, 9am–4pm)
📧 Email: info@roycastle.org
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NHS
Trusted NHS information about symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
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Macmillan Cancer Support
Practical, emotional and financial support for anyone affected by cancer.
📞 Support Line: 0808 808 00 00 (7 days a week, 8am–8pm)
✆✉ Contact us
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Cancer Research UK
cancerresearchuk.org/lung-cancer
Evidence-based cancer information and details about current clinical trials.
📞 Nurse Helpline: 0808 800 4040 (Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm)
📧 Email: supporter.services@cancer.org.uk
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Marie Curie
Practical and emotional support for people with terminal illness and their families.
📞 Support Line: 0800 090 2309 (Monday–Friday, 8am–6pm; Saturday–Sunday, 10am–4pm)
📧 Email: support@mariecurie.org.uk
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Wellbeing and Practical Support
Maggie’s Centres
Free emotional and practical in-person support in centres across the UK.
📞 Support Line: 0300 123 1801
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Penny Brohn UK
A health and wellbeing charity that provides support, information, counselling, wellbeing programmes, and self-management help for people living with cancer.
📞Telephone: 0303 300 0118
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NHS Every Mind Matters
Free, practical advice to help people look after their mental wellbeing. The website includes information on managing stress, anxiety, low mood, sleep problems and coping with difficult life events, as well as self-care tools and personalised support plans.
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Samaritans
Confidential emotional support for anyone who is struggling to cope or needs someone to listen.
📞Freephone: 116 123 (24 hours a day, 365 days a year)
📌Find a branch near you (please note, not every branch offers face-to-face services)
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Mind
Support and advice for anyone struggling with their mental health.
📞 Info Line: 0300 123 3393 (Monday–Friday, 9am–6pm except bank holidays)
📧 Email: info@mind.org.uk
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Carers UK
Provides information, advice, and support for unpaid carers. They offer guidance on carers’ rights, benefits, employment, financial support, health and wellbeing, as well as opportunities to connect with other carers through online forums and local services.
📞Telephone: 0808 808 7777
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Cruse Bereavement Support
Free support for people who are grieving.
📞 Helpline: 0808 808 1677 (Monday, Wednesday–Friday, 9.30am–5pm; Tuesday, 1pm–8pm)
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Ruth Strauss Foundation
Provides emotional and bereavement support for families facing the loss of a parent to cancer, and raises awareness of non-smoking lung cancers.
✆✉ Request support or stay in touch
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World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF)
Evidence-based information on cancer prevention and survival, healthy living and nutrition. WCRF also provides practical resources, recipes and guidance for people experiencing eating and nutrition challenges during and after cancer treatment.
📧Supporter Services email: wcrf@wcrf.org
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Financial and Work Support
Citizens Advice
Free, confidential advice on benefits, work, housing, and money.
✆✉ Contact us
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GOV.UK – Benefits and financial support
gov.uk/browse/benefits/disability
Official information about financial help available for people with illnesses or disabilities.
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Turn2us
A national charity that helps people access financial support. They provide free tools to help people check their benefit entitlement, search for charitable grants, find advice services and understand the financial support available to them.
Stopping Smoking
NHS Smokefree
nhs.uk/better-health/quit-smoking
Free advice, tools, and support to help you quit smoking.
📞 Helpline: 0300 123 1044
UK Based Support for Mutation-Driven Lung Cancer
ALK Positive UK
Patient-led support and advocacy for people in the UK diagnosed with ALK-positive lung cancer.
📞 Helpline: 07975 623515
📧 Email: hello@alkpositive.org.uk
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EGFR Positive UK
Support and information for people affected by EGFR-mutated lung cancer, helping to raise awareness and improve access to treatment.
✆✉ Contact us
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ROS1ders UK
A community and advocacy group for people with ROS1-positive lung cancer.
📧 Email: info@ros1ders-cancer.uk
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Mesothelioma UK
A national specialist resource centre supporting people living with mesothelioma, their carers, and health professionals.
📞 Freephone: 0800 169 2409 (Monday–Thursday, 9am–4pm; Friday, 9am–3pm)
📧 Nurse email: support@mesothelioma.uk.com
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ThymicUK
A support group for people with thymic cancers and tumours, providing information and community links.
✆✉ Contact us
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International Support for Mutation-Driven Lung Cancer
KRAS Kickers
kraskickers.org
International community offering education, advocacy, and peer support for people with KRAS-mutated lung cancer.
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MET Crusaders
A global patient advocacy organisation for people with MET-driven cancers, including lung cancer.
📧 Email: marcia@metcrusaders.org
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Exon 20 Group
International support and advocacy for patients with EGFR Exon 20 insertion mutations and HER2 mutations.
🌐 Join the community (free)
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ROS1ders
Global support community for people with ROS1+ cancers, including lung cancer
Last updated: June 2026
If you know of an organisation that should be added to this page, please email info@roycastle.org.