Community News

These news items are generated and published by Macmillan's Online Community Team. In this section you’ll find some posts written by the Online Community team in partnership with our Cancer Information Development team. We also feature personal stories from our members.

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  • Here's to you, our Community members.

    Our recent Community news blogs Being a partner and carer, how cancer affects relationships and Let’s talk about cancer and sex’ open up the discussion of how cancer can impact your personal relationships and sex life.

    There’s another important relationship that we’d like to feature in today’s blog. That relationship is between you, and the other Community members.

    The…

  • Hair Loss - Information and Guidance

    Hair Loss - Information and Guidance

    Image: Landscape of Yorkshire moors with dark clouds sitting over a valley on a spring day.

    On the Community team we often ask for your input or feedback, we want to make sure we’re listening to our members. In a recent newsletter we asked for you to get in touch with the topics you would like to see us write about. In today’s Community News Blog, we’re talking about a topic you asked for - hair loss. …

  • Cancer & me 35 years on - International Women's day

    International Women's Day written next to a photo of Willo on the fourth plinth on Trafalgar Square surrounded by her art.

    Today marks international women’s day, a day where we celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. It is also a day to highlight women’s issues and rally for gender equality. Here at Macmillan we are dedicated to supporting anyone who has been affected by cancer and champion for better cancer support for all. Hearing and listening to the experiences of everyone is vital in…