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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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  • Coping with loneliness over the holidays

    Loneliness is something we see members of the Community talk about throughout the year in our Community forums. Feelings of loneliness are often experienced when you have cancer as you may not have told anyone about your diagnosis or told them how you are coping.

    This time of year can be difficult for many people for lots of reasons and not alone if you’re struggling. Hopefully, this blog will provide some comfort as…

  • Showing your support over the festive season

    With the festive season often being a time of giving, we are sharing some guidance for how you can give support online, or in person at this time of year. Recently there have been discussions about different Christmas gift ideas for someone with cancer, and what to say in a greeting card. We thought we would share a few ideas from these discussions as a guide to help you show support to someone living with cancer this…

  • Talking about body image after cancer treatment and improving your self esteem

    Members of the Community share their experience of changed appearance following cancer treatment, such as hair loss, changes to skin and nails, scars and other changes to your body following surgery. Find out how the Community has supported them and find further support through Macmillan Cancer Support, Boots and 'Feel Good, Look Better'