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  • Blog Post: Benefits webchat – Thursday 23 May

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    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: Cancer’s hidden price tag

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    Posted 1 month ago
    Cancer is one of the most challenging fights a person can face. What people don’t often realise is that at this difficult time cancer patients can also struggle financially. Macmillan's campaigns team tells us more. We’d like to tell you about Mario. Mario was running an...

  • Blog Post: Benefits webchat 28 March – transcript

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    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: Benefits webchat - Thursday 28 March

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    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: Benefits webchat 28 February – transcript

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    Last week, our benefits advisers Sarah Presto and Kath Tindall answered your questions in a live webchat. There are lots of benefits available to help support people affected by cancer, but it can be complicated to work out what you are entitled to and how to apply. Sarah and Kath answered...

  • Blog Post: Breast screening – to have or not to have it

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    Posted 3 months ago
    Breast screening certainly saves lives. It helps to diagnose breast cancer early, which we know improves the outcome of treatment. But is regular screening doing more harm than good? There’s varying opinion about breast screening – even among the experts – and this can be confusing...

  • Blog Post: Benefits for older people webchat – Thursday 31 January

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    Posted 3 months ago
    Next week, we’ll be holding a live webchat all about benefits for pension-aged people affected by cancer. Our Welfare Rights Advisers Sarah Presto and Steven Westmoreland will be in the chatroom answering your questions from 12-1pm on Thursday 31 January. Money worries are the last thing...

  • Blog Post: Breast screening - wishful thinking, and who benefits?

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    Posted 4 months ago
    Two of the responses to an editorial by Julietta Patnick, Director NHS Cancer Screening Programmes, are especially noteworthy (Benefits of screening take years to appreciate - bmj 16 January 2013 - BMJ 2013; 346:f299) are especially noteworthy. One, from Hazel Thornton, explains the difference between...

  • Blog Post: What’s your resolution for 2013?

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    Posted 4 months ago
    I hope you’ve all had a good start to 2013. The admin team are now all back in the office after the festive season, and it’s our resolution to keep making the Community better and easier to use. We’ve already got some work planned for this year, based on feedback from our users...

  • Blog Post: Benefits webchat 13 December - transcript

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    Posted 5 months ago
    Last week, our Benefits Advisers Sarah Presto and Peter McLoughlin answered questions live in the chatroom about benefits for people affected by cancer. Sarah and Peter answered questions on subjects like travel costs, heating costs, Employment and Support Allowance and grants. Here are all the...
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