Being told you have cancer can be very difficult. It can take up a lot of your time, energy, and emotional strength. That’s why it’s important that cancer support is easy to find, easy to use, and easy to understand.
Macmillan offers a wide range of support services that can be accessed from nearly anywhere. You can talk to Macmillan advisers directly by contacting our Macmillan Support Line. You can connect with other people to share similar experiences and offer support using our free and anonymous Online Community site.
But sometimes, you may need support that is in-person and close to where you live.
That’s where our local cancer support search tool comes in.
Our new and improved local cancer support search tool now features results from Cancer Care Map. They maintain a massive database of local and national cancer support services with listings from over 500 organisations. It’s updated daily, and listings are re-verified at regular intervals. You can even submit details of support services you’ve come across that aren’t listed yet.
The services listed by Cancer Care Map shows many types of support. This includes local cancer centres, contact information, and group meeting times and locations., from listing the contact details of local cancer support centres, to meeting times and locations for group support sessions. If you’d like to learn more about the incredible range of services covered, please consider reading our dedicated launch blog at the link below:
If you know someone who has been struggling to find relevant local support services, telling them about the local cancer support page could make all the difference.
You can also make the page even better by getting more cancer support-related services added to the database. If you know of a support service and it’s not already listed, share the link with the people running the support service, and encourage them to email their details to macmillan@cancercaremap.org.
We’d love to know if you’ve discovered a service you didn’t previously know about, or if you have a story about a friend or family member who found the support they needed using the local cancer support page.
If you have a success story about the local cancer support tool you’d like to share, or if you have any feedback for us, why not leave us a comment below?
Alternatively, you can always share your feedback by sending an email directly to the Online Community Team at community@macmillan.org.uk.
