The Rarer Cancers Forum: About joining
Tue, 07 Oct 2008
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Joining the Rarer Cancers Forum

About joining and supporting the Rarer Cancers Forum.

Becoming a member

Membership is open to individuals. The annual membership fee is £5.00. Membership entitles you to voting rights and the right to stand for election and be invited to annual meetings.  Members with voting rights are eligible to elect Directors of the Rarer Cancers Forum. 

If you are a cancer patient or a carer (e.g. relative of a cancer patient) you are entitled to attend the Rarer Cancers Forum annual conference free of charge.

Membership also entitles you to free copies of RCF educational materials, such as our DVD  'Turning it Around: Cancer and Nutrition' and our information pack 'Rarer Cancers: Access to Best Care'.

Other ways of supporting the Forum

  • Offer to be a supportive contact for a patient with a similar cancer to yours.
  • Receive contact details of another patient who has a similar cancer to yours.
  • Help with fund raising.
  • Attend our annual conference.


How to join

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