Our Mission

Providing therapies, help and support free to people of all ages affected by cancer throughout North Lancashire & South Cumbria.

The strength to step forward.
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Our Vision
To give people the strength to step forward.

We help people discover their capacity for life when times are tough - with the professional help, emotional support and collective strength to face whatever is next.


Our Values

We are PERSONAL

When we look at people, we don't see their condition, their trauma or their fears. We see individuals, each with a complex mix of experiences and emotions, challenges and hopes. Helping them starts with recognising, respecting and valuing it all - in all our clients, in our supporters and in each other.

We are COMPASSIONATE

Caring for others is a powerful tool. It might seem like the softest of skills, but its our way of making a huge, heavy-hitting impact. When we start each day with kindness and sensitivity, we will end it having touched people's lives for the better.

We are INSPIRATIONAL

Human spirit is miraculous. People's capacity to get back up, to look past what life throws at them - it's our inspiration and our purpose. With a healthy dose of our own spirit, we help people find their strength and courage. To cope, to rebuild and to move forward.

We are PROFESSIONAL

Our vast experience, our qualifications and training, our tried-and-tested approaches - these are the tools that we use to make a difference in people's lives. It's why CancerCare approach a difficult job with confidence, and its why our clients can approach us with trust.


Aims and objectives

  • To improve the wellbeing of local people of all ages affected by cancer and bereavement
  • To raise community awareness of CancerCare’s therapy services and strengthen established links with key local health & wellbeing organisations
  • To provide flexible services to meet the needs of local communities and to use our resources wisely
The Craig Family
"It was as if CancerCare wrapped their arms around our whole family"

"It was as if CancerCare wrapped their arms around our whole family"

Sue Craig - Counselling client from Dalton-in-Furness
Mark grayson
"I can't describe what a difference counselling has made"

"I can't describe what a difference counselling has made"

Mark Grayson - Counselling client from Lancaster
Rachel Eardley
"Just having someone to listen to me and help me re-frame is wonderful"

"Just having someone to listen to me and help me re-frame is wonderful"

Rachel Eardley - Bereavement counselling client from Kendal