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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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  • World's Biggest Coffee Morning: Court's Chocolate Cake

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    This chocolate cake is a family favourite as it retains the lightness of a sponge cake but the tastiness of chocolate. There’s always room for a second helping. It’s perfect for sharing with friends and family but is always used as a special treat in my house, especially if you’re feeding two tall teenage sons.

    I had given up baking after too many disasters but after watching Mary Berry I was inspired…

  • Womb Awareness Day 2018: "You're too young to have cancer."

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    September is Womb Cancer Awareness month and Womb Cancer Awareness Day is the 20th September. To mark it, Sarah has written about womb cancer and what to be aware of.

    Sarah was diagnosed with womb cancer in June 2017. She loves jigsaw puzzles, scuba diving and enjoys visiting Egypt where she has lots of friends who live there. Sarah also runs her own blogs, Fatigue vs frustration, Concentrate on the what is and not the…

  • World's Biggest Coffee Morning: Lass' Baking Challenge

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Hello there! It’s me again, Lass!

    So it’s that time of year again when Macmillan are promoting their “World’s Biggest Coffee Morning”, and people everywhere are organising events, inviting people along, asking folks to bring along baked goods, and planning what they themselves are going to bake.

    Now of course, there’s the old tried and tested favourites like: crispie cakes, butterfly buns…