HELP ADOLESCENTS WITH
CANCER (HAWC)Help Adolescents with Cancer is a registered charity set up for any and
every teenager who has been affected by cancer. It is run by adolescents with
cancer for adolescents with cancer and they offer support to others by drawing
on their own experiences. HAWC can offer the following. - Taking part in social activities.
- Attending group meetings.
- Support and counselling.
- Workshop ventures and holidays.
HAWC counselling aims to give members and their parents and siblings an
opportunity to talk, explore feelings, think about problems in a new way and
covers issues such as: anxiety over forthcoming treatment (chemotherapy,
radiotherapy, surgery, bone marrow transplant); effect of hair loss; future
possibility of having children; how to talk to medical professionals. The aims
of the organisation are as follows. - To have all teenagers in Great Britain and the Channel Islands who have or
have had cancer belonging to HAWC and working together to improve facilities in
hospitals.
- To have their voices heard by those who matter.
- To be able to talk more openly with doctors and discuss available
treatments.
- To challenge government over young people's rights.
- To fight for more help in the field of employment, education and benefits.
Help Adolescents With Cancer (HAWC)
1st Floor, Post Office Building
338 Hollinwood Avenue
New Moston
Manchester
M40 0JB  0161 688 6244 (Helpline)
 0161 682 4020
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