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The Healing Journey
Please click on the links below to go to details of individual publications.
More information about Understanding and Living with Cancer and Reduce Your Cancer Risk (both available in Bengali, Chinese, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil and Urdu) can be found here.
Taking Control of Cancer by Beverley van der Molen
Communication and Cancer by Beverley van der Molen
Lifeline - Edited by Petra Griffiths and Francis Miller
Massage for People with Cancer by Patricia McNamara
Home Visiting Service Manual by Petra Griffiths, Heather Smith and Denise Forde
Asian Needs Assessment Report by Toshal Patel
by Beverley van der Molen
This book provides everything you want to know about cancer such as getting information, treatment options, choices and self-help.
The book:
offers practical and useful advice if you have been diagnosed with cancer
features candid personal accounts of other people's experiences of cancer and its treatment
advises on a range of issues such as support, complementary therapies and getting back to work
show you how to make your voice heard or how to complain
includes details of the principal cancer services in the UK and organisations to contact for further help and support
Beverley van der Molen is the Centre's Macmillan Information and Education Officer.
To order a copy, please send a cheque for £14.95 (p&p incl.) to
Paul's Cancer Support Centre
3rd Floor
Woburn House
155 Falcon Road
London
SW11 2PD
by Beverley van der Molen
In our work at the Centre, communication has repeatedly emerged as a key issue for our clients. Communication is a continuous two-way process between people with cancer, their family and friends and the cancer team caring for them.
This booklet was written to assist both people affected by cancer and health professionals to communicate effectively so that needs are met and care is provided more sensitively.
"I would have found this of enormous help when I was first diagnosed with cancer" - Centre user
"The handbook would have given me the confidence to ask questions until I was happy with the answers" - Centre user
" The simple but unpatronising language, free of medical jargon, will make it easy to absorb information when your mind is in a whirl" - Centre user
This handbook was funded by Macmillan Cancer Relief and the Department of Health.
Beverley van der Molen is the Centre's Macmillan Information and Education Officer.
To order a copy, please send a cheque for £5.00 (p&p incl.) to
Paul's Cancer Support Centre
3rd Floor
Woburn House
155 Falcon Road
London
SW11 2PD
Edited by Petra Griffiths and Francis Miller
This booklet explains the Centre's history, ethos and the services that have been developed. While the Centre has pioneered a community- based approach to cancer support, most of the activities can be provided in other settings such as hospitals.
There are chapters on key therapies including counselling, massage, relaxation and visualisation, and the Information and Home Visiting Services. Other chapters describe the Centre's collaborative partnerships, monitoring, evaluation and funding of its services and evidence of the effectiveness of psycho-social interventions.
The booklet provides a unique and in-depth examination of how a community-based cancer support centre works and the benefits to users. Essential reading for those setting up new services.
"I'm full of admiration for the Centre's underlying ethos, and for the clarity and simplicity of this booklet. All streets ahead of most of what's available"
Julie Friedeberger, yoga teacher and author of A Visible Wound - A Healing Journey through Breast Cancer
To order a copy, please send a cheque for £7 (p&p incl.) to:
Paul's Cancer Support Centre
3rd Floor
Woburn House
155 Falcon Road
London
SW11 2PD
by Patricia McNamara
New edition - 2005
Massage can be of great value for people with cancer. Benefits include reducing muscle tension, pain and blood pressure; increasing relaxation and calmness; improving body awareness and self-acceptance, and releasing tensions buried in the body.
This booklet reports on the pioneering study carried out by Patricia McNamara for the Centre. Her survey of massage therapists and doctors resulted in these guidelines for safe massage for people with cancer, who can now enjoy the benefits knowing that their therapist is aware of any potential hazards.
"... a superb overview ... readable and timely ..." -
Professor Karol Sikora
Former Head of the Cancer Programme, World Health Organisation
To order, please send a cheque for £10.00 per copy (p&p incl.) to:
Paul's Cancer Support Centre
3rd
Floor
Woburn House
155
Falcon Road
London
SW11 2PD
For bulk order prices, phone the Centre on 020 7924 3924.
by Petra Griffiths, Heather Smith and Denise Forde
The Home Visiting Service won the Nationwide Award for Voluntary Endeavour in 2000. This publication describes how the Service was set up and developed, and the essential components contributing to its success.
The start-up pack includes a computer disk containing all the documentation that our service uses such as referral forms, the Code of Practice for volunteers visiting people at home, an outline of the content of the training course, and guidelines covering visits to clients while in hospitals or hospices. The disk is sold without copyright so that the contents can be adapted and used by purchasers without any further charge.
There are also comments from clients, volunteers and health professionals.
"We ordered a copy of your Home Visiting Manual with a view to setting up a similar scheme...we stole all your ideas, quotes and literature!..(now) we have a fully trained group of volunteers all ready, willing and able to offer a Home Visiting Service! Your manual was absolutely invaluable.."
Jo-Anne Edwards, Voluntary Services Co-ordinator, Mount Vernon Hospital
(Having run for 15 years, the Home Visiting Service had to stop operating in 2009 due to lack of funds. We are currently looking to raise funds to re-start it.)
To order a copy, please send a cheque for £25 (p&p incl.) to:
Paul's Cancer Support Centre
3rd Floor
Woburn House
155 Falcon Road
London
SW11 2PD
by Toshal Patel
This report was written as part of the Asian Information and Outreach Project and explores the needs of Asian people affected by cancer in Wandsworth. It was written in partnership with Cancer Equality and funded by the New Opportunities Fund.
To obtain a copy, please send a cheque for £3 (incl p&p) to:
Paul's Cancer Support Centre
3rd
Floor
Woburn House
155
Falcon Road
London
SW11 2PD