Lynda Jackson Macmillan Centre

The latest statistics show that one in three people will develop cancer at some stage in their lives, so it is perhaps not surprising that cancer is the disease people fear most. A diagnosis of cancer can lead to a range of emotions such as fear, anxiety and stress.

The Lynda Jackson Macmillan Centre [LJMC] was opened in 1993. It was the first centre of its kind to offer a full service of support, information, counselling and complementary therapies to cancer patients and their carers. It aims to help people cope with all aspects of the disease from diagnosis, through treatment and beyond.

The centre forms part of the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre which has a large catchment population encompassing Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Middlesex and North London. Each year, the centre receives approximately 15,000 requests for help.

The LJMC is partially funded by the NHS but relies on voluntary donations and fundraising activities for approximately 50% of its running costs. In the year 2008-9, these costs will be in excess of £550,000.

Thank you for supporting the LJMC by participating in this event. 

If you would like more information about the LJMC and how you can be involved, including opportunities for volunteers, please do get in touch by calling our Helpline (01923 844014) or visiting our website.

“I couldn’t talk to my family and friends about my cancer. The Lynda Jackson Macmillan Centre staff were so kind and supportive, giving me the time I needed to talk things through. I couldn’t have coped without them.”

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“I was bombarded with so much information when I first received my diagnosis. It was all so confusing and I was so grateful to the centre for helping explain it all to me in words I could understand.”