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  • Blog Post: Benefits webchat – Thursday 23 May

    Questions about benefits for people affected by cancer? Come and ask our friendly Welfare Rights Advisers Sarah Presto and Helen Burke in next week’s live webchat. Here at Macmillan, we know that financial problems are one of the biggest worries for people affected by cancer. There are benefits...
  • Blog Post: Welfare reform webchat transcript

    From April 2013, significant changes to the benefits system are starting to come in, leaving many people affected by cancer confused as to what this will mean for them. Last week, our benefits advisers Sarah Presto and Adrian Ward answered your questions about welfare reform live in our chatroom...
  • Blog Post: Oesophagus (gullet) cancer webchat – Wednesday 8 May

    If you have questions about cancer of the oesophagus , join our specialist nurses live in the chatroom from 12-1pm on Wednesday 8 May. The oesophagus, or gullet, is the long muscular tube that moves food from the mouth down to the stomach. Cancer can happen anywhere along the length of the oesophagus...
  • Blog Post: Welfare Reform webchat – Thursday 25 April

    Update 25/04/13: Adrian Ward will be replacing Helen Burke for today's chat. Confused about changes to the benefits system? Benefits advisers Sarah Presto and Helen Burke will be answering your questions about Welfare Reform live in our chatroom on Thursday 25 April, 12-1pm. Working out...
  • Blog Post: Palliative care webchat, Tuesday 16 April

    Palliative care is treatment that is given not to cure cancer, but to manage symptoms and improve quality of life. Next Tuesday, from 12-1pm, we’ll be holding a live webchat with Pamela Rose and Bill Carlin, specialist nurses from the Macmillan Support Line. If you’d like to know more...
  • Blog Post: Benefits webchat 28 March – transcript

    Money worries are the last thing you need when you’re living with cancer. And, with changes to the benefits system coming in this month, many people living with cancer may be concerned how they will be affected. In this live webchat, Welfare Rights Advisers Sarah Presto, Justine Devenish...
  • Blog Post: Stand up for working carers, read Kat’s story

    Meet Kat, the face of Macmillan’s new Cancer, who cares? campaign . Kat, Macmillan’s Local Campaigns Officer, shares her experience of working while looking after her mum, Louise. Tell us a bit about your experience caring for your mum… At the start, I wouldn’t...
  • Blog Post: Benefits webchat - Thursday 28 March

    Come and chat live to our friendly Welfare Rights Adviser Sarah Presto next Thursday lunchtime. With changes to the benefits system coming in next month, people living with cancer may well be worried about how they will be affected. If you’re feeling unclear about the benefits system, or...
  • Blog Post: Prostate cancer webchat - transcript

    This month is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and, earlier this week, we hosted a live prostate cancer webchat with Jennifer Gorrie and John Newlands, specialist nurses from the Macmillan Support Line. Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer in men in the UK. It generally affects men...
  • Blog Post: Prostate cancer webchat – Tuesday 12 March

    This month is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and we’re hosting a live prostate cancer webchat. Jennifer Gorrie, a specialist nurse from the Macmillan Support Line, will be live in our chatroom from 12-1pm to answer your questions. Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer in men...
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