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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  • Mental Health Check in

    The words 'mental health check in' written in white on a picture of a calm blue sea with blue skies.

    It was World Mental Health Day on Sunday 10th October. Since then, there have been many conversations about our mental health. The Community is a place for these conversations to continue alongside being a source of support.

    Our Mental health and wellbeing are just as important as our physical health, so we should take the time to understand how we are feeling, and how we can look after ourselves.

    “Sorry about my long…

  • Cancer & Me 35 Years On Vol 5 - Jolly Hockey Sticks!

    White text which reads 'Cancer and me, 35 years on' written over a photograph of an autumnal tree in a field.

    Today in our Community News blog Willo is back with the fifth instalment of her guest blog series called ‘Cancer & me 35 years on’. In this series, Willo, known on the Community as patsyann85, tells us about her experience of being diagnosed with Anal cancer in 1986 while living in Zambia. We will be sharing more of Willo’s writing and incredible artwork throughout the next few months in the Community…

  • Where do you find support online?

    Hi everyone, 

    It's Eliza from the Community team. Finding the right support for you when you're going through an experience with cancer is really important. We're interested to know whether you use other support groups outside the Online Community. 

    You'll see the poll below this post, where you can vote to let us know. 

    Making the Online Community better for you is at the heart of everything we do. If you…