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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  • World Hello Day

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Today, November 21st, is World Hello Day – a day to promote peace, bridge barriers and make a difference to someone’s day through a simple ‘hello’. To recognise the World Hello Day, I thought it’d be a great idea to put a Macmillan spin on the day by sharing a couple of soundbites and pieces of feedback for the Community that illustrate how a simple greeting and the friendliness of one user to another – someone they’ve…

  • The Online Community can be a part of your social prescription

    The Online Community can help meet your practical, social and emotional needs in many ways. Read this blog to help build your own social support plan.
  • Peer support and cancer: reflections from a Community Champion

    In this blog, Beesuit, one of our Community champions, shares some experiences and wisdom on the importance of peer support, memorable moments in the Head and Neck cancer forum, and invaluable advice for those navigating their cancer journey.