1. Penny Brohn Cancer Care - formerly known as Bristol Cancer Help Centre - was founded over 27 years ago in October 1980 by Penny Brohn a woman living with cancer, and her great friend and supporter Pat Pilkington MBE, to support people affected by cancer.
2. It is the UK’s first and leading holistic cancer charity that has pioneered and specialises in the Bristol Approach to cancer care that provides a unique programme of supportive care, combining physical, emotional and spiritual support to help people to deal with the day to day challenges a cancer diagnosis brings.
3. The Charity offers information and support through a range of therapy courses, offering people affected by cancer complementary therapies like massage, emotional support, practical advice on nutrition and lifestyle, and stress-reducing self-help tools such as meditation and relaxation.
4. The Bristol Approach works as a natural partner to medical treatment, and is delivered by the Charity’s experienced teams of doctors, nurses and complementary therapists at Penny Brohn Cancer Care.
5. The Charity also works to develop good practice in the field of complementary cancer care, with over 500 places a year available on its education and training courses for health professionals and complementary therapists, wanting to use the Bristol Approach in their own work to support people with cancer. It has developed a groundbreaking University-accredited course programme for complementary therapists: The Certificate In Working With People With Cancer.
6. The Charity’s Cancerpoint service for those within easy access of Penny Brohn Cancer Care enables people to benefit from over 3,500 individual appointments a year with the therapy team including nutritional and massage therapists.
7. For information and support contact the Helpline on 0845 123 23 10 or email helpline@pennybrohn.org
