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The latest from FORCE

Keeping active is especially important now

Keeping active is especially important now

FORCE’s specialist Oncology Physiotherapist Louise Ballagher has some important advice for keeping active during the period when we have to…

Relaxation is a powerful tool

Relaxation is a powerful tool

Learning how to relax can be a valuable aid to coping with a cancer diagnosis.  Relaxation can: Relieve tiredness and…

New children’s book to explain Coronavirus

New children’s book to explain Coronavirus

A medical student at the University of Exeter has created cute characters and a rhyming story to explain COVID-19 to…

Live cooking with Ryan Riley

Live cooking with Ryan Riley

Maintaining a well balanced diet is important at any time but it can be particularly difficult in the current environment…

Just a phone call away

Just a phone call away

Members of FORCE’s support team may not be able to work from our centres in Exeter, Okehampton, Tiverton and Honiton…

We’re still here

We’re still here

A reminder that although our Support Centre is temporarily closed, we’re still here to help. Our staff are working 9:30am…

A message from our oncology support specialists

A message from our oncology support specialists

Hello and welcome to our website, which will be instrumental in communicating how we aim to support and keep in…

Call us for support

Call us for support

Our support centres may be closed but there are still plenty of FORCE services you can access. Our staff are…

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: FORCE CANCER CHARITY

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: FORCE CANCER CHARITY

  FORCE Cancer Charity has announced the temporary closure of our Support and Information Centre in Exeter. The charity will…

Boosting your immune system

Boosting your immune system

While our face-to-face support is temporarily suspended, FORCE Oncology Physiotherapist Louise Ballagher has advice on ways to keep your immune…

Wear your pyjamas to work for FORCE

Wear your pyjamas to work for FORCE

FORCE Cancer Charity has come up with a new and relaxed way to raise money. We’re holding a Wear Your…

Change to Wednesday opening times

Change to Wednesday opening times

From April 1st 2020, the FORCE Cancer Support and Information Centre in Exeter will no longer be opening until 6.30pm…

Latest news

Classics Galore! is back for 2026 – when Devon raises its voice against cancer

Classics Galore! is back for 2026 – when Devon raises its voice against cancer

Cancer touches almost every family in Devon. Whether it’s a parent, partner, friend, colleague or neighbour, most of us know…

Nello cyclists provide vital funding boost

Nello cyclists provide vital funding boost

  The annual Nello cycle ride has raised more than £82,000 in support of local people dealing with a cancer…

“I knew of FORCE and the work they did but I never thought I would be the other side of it”

“I knew of FORCE and the work they did but I never thought I would be the other side of it”

It’s been a tough couple of years for young dad Guy Richardson. In late 2024 he was diagnosed with Burkitt…

FORCE helps Bakers rise to difficult challenge

FORCE helps Bakers rise to difficult challenge

When Laura Baker from Exeter was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2022 at the age of 39, she was treated…

Hannah turns dad’s cancer shock into fundraising spur

Hannah turns dad’s cancer shock into fundraising spur

Mark Stott from Exeter discovered he had cancer in February and three weeks later had his stomach removed. It was…

Jim and Ian face bears, bush fires, bugs and blisters on extreme charity challenge

Jim and Ian face bears, bush fires, bugs and blisters on extreme charity challenge

Two former long-serving police officers from Devon will team up next month to tackle what’s been described as the most…

Mark rides The Nello to help sustain FORCE’s key role

Mark rides The Nello to help sustain FORCE’s key role

Mark Durk will be taking part in his first Nello ride this year, cycling 60 miles to ensure that cancer…

Charli writes book to comfort her daughter after second cancer diagnosis

Charli writes book to comfort her daughter after second cancer diagnosis

A young mum from Devon she has channelled her experience of an incurable cancer diagnosis into writing a book. Charli…

FORCE offers Great Wall of China trek

FORCE offers Great Wall of China trek

FORCE Cancer Charity is offering an overseas fundraising challenge – trekking along Great Wall of China – for the first…

Team FORCE smash it at the 2026 Great West Run

Team FORCE smash it at the 2026 Great West Run

Team FORCE has again pulled out all the stops at this year’s Great West Run. Nearly 450 people ran either…

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