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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  • Have you seen these conversations?

    "Catching up with the Community" written over someone's hands typing on a keyboard, wearing compression gloves and black nail varnish.

    In today’s blog, we’re catching up on some recent conversations from across the Online Community. Members have been offering each other lots of support lately. From side effects to talking to children, members have been talking about everything and anything around their cancer experiences. Even if you have a different type of cancer, remember that you're still welcome to talk to other members in groups across…

  • Breast Cancer Support Online in 2022

    With October wrapping up and it being breast cancer awareness month, today we’re taking the time to check in and catch up with one of our most active groups on the Community – our breast cancer forum.

    New to breast cancer support online?

    If you’re new to our Online Community and affected by breast cancer, why not introduce yourselves in the ‘New here, say hello’ section of the breast cancer…

  • "Indulge in a favourite past-time, watch boxsets, clean the house..." - Wellbeing Wednesdays: May

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     "Wellbeing Wednesday - May" written over a picture of a person standing alone, at the edge of a pier, amidst a beautiful sunset.

    June’s here, and with it the Great British Summer...there’s still time for it to arrive, it's just over a week ‘til Summer officially begins.

    Here's something to brighten your day, our favourite wellbeing tips from you, our members, over the past month…

     “We all deal with this horrible situation in our own ways, but we all do understand. But I think for all of us the term taking life one…