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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  • You never see it coming - Jon's story

    Jon had barely heard of penile cancer before his diagnosis at 40. To help raise awareness and share his experiences, he started sharing his story across social media to keep his family and friends up-to-date. This led to the knob blog, where Jon continues to talk about his experiences of diagnosis, treatment and side effects. In today’s Community News blog, Jon reflects on his experience with penile cancer, and how humour…

  • Meet Sian, a Macmillan Work Support Advisor

    'A day in the life of a work support advisor' written next to a photo of Sian smiling into the camera and holding a mug of tea.

    Questions about work and cancer? Our Work Support Team are here to help. Today we are pleased to be continuing our ‘A day in the life of…’ series with Sian, who is one of our Work Support Advisors on the Macmillan Support Line. Now that webchat is available directly on the Community site, we wanted to bring you a few of the faces behind the support and help you get to know more about how our teams can…

  • The coronavirus vaccine and cancer: Finding the right information

    Coronavirus vaccine and cancer written over a picture of a British lake and blue sky

    There’s a lot of information in the media just now about different vaccines, and it’s normal to have questions. It’s important to make sure that you’re finding the answers to these questions in the right places. With so much information online, it can be easy to feel confused or worried.

    In the UK, when you’d like to read more information about the vaccine, consider visiting the following pages…