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’ll find trusted organisations offering information, emotional support and practical advice. Some provide support across the UK, while others offer services specific to England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
Lung Health and Respiratory Support
Asthma + Lung UK
The UK’s leading lung charity, providing trusted information, advice and support for people living with lung conditions, including lung cancer. They also campaign to improve lung health and fund research.
📞 Helpline: 0300 222 5800 (Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm)
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Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation
We’re the only UK charity dedicated exclusively to supporting everyone affected by lung cancer.
📞 Nurse Helpline: 0800 358 7200 (Monday–Thursday, 9am–5pm; Friday, 9am–4pm)
📧 Email: info@roycastle.org
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General Cancer Information and Support
Black Women Rising
A community supporting Black women affected by cancer through peer support, advocacy, awareness and wellbeing initiatives. Contact is primarily through the website and social media.
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Cancer Black Care
Provides support, information and advocacy for people affected by cancer from Black, mixed and ethnically diverse communities, helping to address cultural, emotional and practical needs.
📞 Telephone: 020 8961 4151
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Cancer Focus Northern Ireland
Provides care and support for people affected by cancer across Northern Ireland, including counselling, family support, wellbeing programmes and a nurse-led support line.
📞 Support Line: 0800 783 3339
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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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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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Maggie’s
Provides free emotional and practical support online, over the phone and in centres across the UK for people with cancer and those close to them.
📞 Support Line: 0300 123 1801
📌 Find your local centre (England, Scotland and Wales)
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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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Tenovus Cancer Care
tenovuscancercare.org.uk
Provides practical, emotional and financial support for anyone affected by cancer, including a free support line, counselling, benefits advice and support groups.
📞 Support line: 0808 808 1010
📧 Email: info@tenovuscancercare.org.uk
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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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Health Information Across the UK
NHS (England)
Trusted NHS information about symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
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NHS Inform (Scotland)
Scotland’s national health information service, providing trusted information on conditions, treatments, medicines and healthy living.
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NHS 111 Wales
Provides health advice and information for people living in Wales, including symptoms, conditions, treatments and local NHS services.
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Health and Social Care (Northern Ireland)
Official health information for Northern Ireland, including information about conditions, treatments, healthcare services and support.
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Patient.info
Provides reliable, evidence-based information about medical conditions, medicines, tests and treatments, written for patients and reviewed by healthcare professionals.
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Emotional Wellbeing and Counselling
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
The professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK. Offers information about counselling and a searchable directory of accredited therapists.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
A professional body for psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Provides information about psychotherapy and a directory to help people find qualified therapists.
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Support for Carers
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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Financial, Work and Legal Support
Advice NI (Northern Ireland)
Provides free, independent and confidential advice for people in Northern Ireland on benefits, debt, employment, housing and consumer rights.
📞 Telephone: 0800 915 4604
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British Red Cross
Provides practical and emotional support to people facing illness or crisis, including support after hospital discharge, mobility services and help for carers in some areas.
📞 Telephone: 0344 871 1111
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Citizens Advice
Free, confidential advice on benefits, work, housing, and money.
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Civil Legal Advice
Provides free and confidential legal advice for eligible people in England and Wales through the legal aid scheme.
📞 Telephone: 0345 345 4345
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Disability Rights UK
A national charity led by disabled people, providing information and advice on benefits, employment, independent living, education and disability rights.
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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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nidirect (Northern Ireland)
Official government services website providing information on health, benefits, employment, social care and other public services relating to disability and carers’ benefits.
📞 Telephone: 0800 587 0912
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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.
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Stopping Smoking
NHS Smokefree (England)
nhs.uk/better-health/quit-smoking
Free advice, tools, and support to help you quit smoking.
📞 Helpline: 0300 123 1044
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Quit Your Way (Scotland)
Scotland’s national stop smoking service, offering free advice and support online, by phone and through local NHS services.
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Help Me Quit (Wales)
Provides free stop smoking support, information and access to local NHS Wales stop smoking services.
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Stop Smoking NI (Northern Ireland)
Free stop smoking support for people living in Northern Ireland, including local services and self-help resources.
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UK 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
✆✉ Contact Us
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Last updated: July 2026
We aim to keep this information up to date, but contact details and services may change. Please visit the organisation’s website for the latest information. If you know of an organisation that should be added to this page, please email info@roycastle.org