Helpline services

The Northern Ireland Cancer Helpline allows callers to speak directly to a cancer nurse who provides relevant and appropriate information.

This freephone helpline number is 0800 783 3339 and the service is available Monday – Friday 9am to 5pm.

Alternatively, you can email your queries or concerns to one of the cancer information nurses directly on infocis@ulstercancer.org and they will respond by email within 24 hours.

The statutory and voluntary organisations below also offer helpline services. Please use the options in the table below to search the list of helpines provided.

Helplines that support	Search by keyword

Organisation	Helpline hours	Helpline number
Belfast City Hospital - Lung Cancer Specialist Nurses	9-4.30pm mon-fri Answering Machine	02890 329241 ext 3453
Brainwaves NI	9am - 5pm	02893 372505
Cancer Choices	Office hours only	07793 937096
Cancer Lifeline	Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm Fri 9am to 1pm	02890 351999
Carers Northern Ireland	Wednesday and Thursday 10am-12pm and 2pm-4pm	0808 808 7777
CLIC Sargent	Mon-Fri 10am-8pm, Sat 10am-4pm	08001970068
Craigavon Area Hospital Group Trust	8.30am - 5pm	02838 612823/612821
CRUSE	Mon-Fri 9.30am - 5pm	0870 167 1677 National rate for call charges
Haematology Clinical Lead Nurse		02890 5612437 (9am-5pm) 02890 550448 (Evening, weekend and public holidays)
Leukaemia Care Society	24 hours 7days a week	0800 1696680