# Cancer Research UK nurse helpline

Source: https://onco.cc/collections/cruk-nurse-helpline/  
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## TL;DR

Cancer Research UK's nurses answer questions on 0808 800 4040, free, on weekdays; the About Cancer pages and Cancer Chat forum are there the rest of the time.

## Summary

Cancer Research UK's information nurses take calls from patients, relatives and anyone worried about symptoms, explaining tests, treatments and trial results in plain terms. The same team maintains the About Cancer pages, which are among the clearest patient information in English and which OnCo cites, and moderates Cancer Chat, a free online forum. The line is free from UK phones.

## Fields

- Kind: Collection
- Last checked: 2026-09-17
- Tags: free; helpline
- URL: https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer
- Holds: Free confidential nurse helpline (0808 800 4040, Monday to Friday) alongside Cancer Research UK's About Cancer pages and the Cancer Chat online forum.

## Sources

- Cancer Research UK nurse helpline: https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer

## Connected records

- collections: [American Cancer Society helpline](https://onco.cc/collections/acs-cancer-helpline/), [Breast Cancer Now helpline](https://onco.cc/collections/breast-cancer-now-helpline/), [Cancer Research UK: About Cancer](https://onco.cc/collections/src-cruk-about-cancer/), [Cancer Support Community](https://onco.cc/collections/cancer-support-community/), [CancerCare](https://onco.cc/collections/cancercare/), [Krebsinformationsdienst (KID)](https://onco.cc/collections/krebsinformationsdienst/), [Macmillan Support Line](https://onco.cc/collections/macmillan-support-line/), [NCI Cancer Information Service](https://onco.cc/collections/nci-cancer-information-service/)
- institutions: [Cancer Research UK](https://onco.cc/institutions/cruk/)

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