* This blog was updated 15/12/2016
Each year, almost 132,000 people diagnosed with cancer in the UK will be in employment at the time they are diagnosed.
Whether you are an employee, carer, business or health professional, we can provide support and information about work and cancer. In this blog, editor Steven explains more about your rights at work when you have cancer.
Cancer can have a big impact on work. Our website…
You may have seen our isolation box in Paddington station in London last week. This gave people the experience of being alone in a crowd. We know that lots of people affected by cancer feel alone, and we hope that our range of cancer information goes some way to showing people that we are here for them.
The Cancer Information Development team at Macmillan does certainly produce a lot of information – over 160 printed…
It’s that time of year again. Nights are drawing in and the temperatures are dropping. Winter is certainly coming. And along with winter comes the usual array of coughs and sneezes, including flu. Getting an annual flu vaccine is the best way to protect yourself from the flu. But what about if you have cancer? Is it safe? Why is the flu vaccine so important? In this blog, our expert information development nurse Richard…
It's Cancer Talk Week and, in our latest blog, our editor Imogen talks about her experience as a Macmillan support line volunteer, highlights the benefits of talking about cancer and looks at some of the different ways people can start talking...
One evening each week, I stop being an editor and start acting as a frontline volunteer. I began taking calls on the Macmillan support line (MSL) over a year ago and it’s…
In this blog, cancer information nurse Richard runs through the symptoms of breast cancer in men, how it is diagnosed and treated, and where to go for support.
It may come as a surprise to many people but men can get breast cancer. It is very rare but men (and those who love them) should be aware of the symptoms so that advice and treatment can be sought early, when there’s a better chance of cure.
How rare is it…
