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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  • Cancer and gardens - enjoy garden and gardening chat with members of the Online Community

    Online Community members living with cancer talk about gardens and gardening. Spending time outside and using garden as an activity might be helpful for both physical and mental health
  • Join me in celebrating our amazing volunteers.

     "1-7 June" written in an orange star, above "Volunteers' Week" "Time to celebrate"

    At Macmillan, we are really excited to kick off the month with Volunteers' Week, 1-7 June.

    We’re dedicating this time to celebrate and thank all our amazing volunteers for the time they’ve given to help people with cancer live life as fully as they can, over the last year and during this difficult time. Whatever you’re doing right now, whether you’ve had to pause your volunteering or not, your support is valued…

  • On the road to recovery

    Like many roads and paths in life, being on the road to recovery after cancer treatment isn’t always straight forward. Every path is different and everyone’s road to recovery has challenges. One thing that lots of people find in common is the comfort found from connecting with others in similar situations here on the Online Community.

    The Community is a place to share personal experiences and to help each…