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Blog Post: One in two people will get cancer – what’s behind the headline?

Posted by Priscilla - admin
Posted 7 days ago

Last week, we published some research to show that, by 2020, almost half the population will get cancer at some point in their lives – but four in ten will survive it. These figures hit the headlines, and you may well have spotted them in the news. The main reason for the expected increase...
Blog Post: What will the Care Bill mean for people looking after someone with cancer?

Posted by Carly - Macmillan
Posted 9 days ago

Earlier in May, the Care Bill was introduced in Parliament. The Care Bill brings together five years of reports, Committees, White Papers and draft legislation to reform the care and support system in England. So what will it mean for people providing unpaid care for a loved one with cancer? ...
Blog Post: Have you tried the mobile Online Community?

Posted by Izzy - Macmillan
Posted 26 days ago

If you’re in hospital, or having chemotherapy, you won’t be able to get to a computer, and yet you might be more in need of support than ever. Did you know that you can get support on the go with a version of the Online Community specially designed to work well on smart phones and tablets...
Blog Post: Your chance to have your say in the new NHS landscape

Posted by Katharine-Macmillan
Posted 1 month ago

The recent reforms to the NHS in England are some of the biggest in history. You could hardly have missed the debate, but working out what it means for people using health services can be a little more difficult. That’s more than can be covered in one blog – but one of the biggest changes...
Blog Post: Patient experience – what does it mean to you?

Posted by AnnaB - Macmillan
Posted 1 month ago

Following the shocking failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust , the Government has promised to put ‘the experience of patients at the centre of what the NHS does and the way in which its success is judged.’ But what does this really mean? And what do you think is a good patient experience...
Blog Post: The journey starts here

Posted by HVLM44
Posted 1 month ago

My 16 week journey using Aldara cream for the treatment of VIN3 starts here. It is 3 days since I got my diagnosis, and tonight will be my 2nd application of the cream.
Blog Post: Cancer’s hidden price tag

Posted by Laura Su - admin
Posted 2 months 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: Nearly 6 weeks

Posted by SamanthaMay
Posted 2 months ago

So it's been nearly 6 weeks since you've been gone grandma:( I've never ever felt so alone I feel empty my inspiration and idol was took so suddenly! Life's so short and I've seen how fast someone can be took away from me, from being told you had months to live to you being gone...
Blog Post: Last chemo done and dusted! 4th April 2013

Posted by Galek
Posted 2 months ago

My sixth and last FEC chemo was on the 22nd April. The side effects hit me harder again this time, but here I am nearly two weeks on and I'm slowly recovering and I am feeling better each day. The sun is shining and that always makes you feel better! The hypnotherapy sessions to tackle my needle...
Blog Post: New health changes from 1st April 2013

Posted by DanR-Macmillan
Posted 2 months ago

This week sees the new NHS come into force, and represents the biggest shake up of the NHS in its 60 year history. NHS England will now be responsible for running the system, and Macmillan Cancer Support will be asking them to agree to Continue the Cancer Patient Experience Survey every year...

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