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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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  • Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

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     "Ovarian cancer awareness month" written over a picture of a woman on a pier with a flowing skirt and scarf,

    March is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, so to recognise this I’ve been speaking with three members of our Ovarian cancer group, and asked them to share with the Community a little about their experiences, and any tips they might have on coping.

    If you’ve had any thoughts or an experience with ovarian cancer you’d like to share, go ahead and do so in the comments section below.

    'My main difficulty was…

  • Congratulations to Kate, our volunteer radiographer...

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    "I feel really privileged to be in a position to provide support to people."

    The above quote speaks for itself as to the time and generosity Kate – our radiographer expert, has given to Macmillan’s Community the past three years. Here’s one of our Cancer Information Nurse Specialists, Kim, to tell you a little more as to why congratulations are in order for Kate:

    Each year the Macmillan Volunteer…

  • Wellbeing Wednesday tips: February

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    In case you missed it, earlier this year we introduced ‘Wellbeing Wednesday's’ – the day of the week where we bring to you our weekly tip on improving your wellbeing; be helping improving sleep, coping with stress, or a couple of mindfulness tips to help you look for the positives throughout the day.

    It’s last day of February today, so here’s a summary of our tips to date:

    Mindfulness…