This is the second blog for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month written by a Macmillan volunteer reviewer. Today’s blog is written by Cedric. He writes about the difficulties caused by the late effects of radiotherapy for prostate cancer, and how he is still able to lead an active life and give back.

My name is Cedric. I live in Greater Manchester. I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2005 when aged 53. Following five…

How often do you check your mouth? With the incidence of mouth cancer on the rise, checking your mouth once a month might just save your life! Our cancer information nurse Samantha Chilton explains how and what else you can do.

To mark Talk Money, Talk Pensions Week, Content Developer Azmina suggests ways of managing your finances when living with cancer.

Talk Money, Talk Pensions Week takes place from 18 to 22 November 2019. It is an annual event intended to get more people talking about their money and pensions, and to make the most of them.

The cost of cancer
Living with cancer can have a big impact on your finances. You may earn less if you…

You may have seen our isolation box in Paddington station in London last week. This gave people the experience of being alone in a crowd. We know that lots of people affected by cancer feel alone, and we hope that our range of cancer information goes some way to showing people that we are here for them.

The Cancer Information Development team at Macmillan does certainly produce a lot of information – over 160 printed…

Many people have radiotherapy as part of their cancer treatment. It uses high-energy rays, such as x-rays, to destroy cancer cells. In this blog content developer Azmina explains when radiotherapy is used, what to expect and issues to consider during treatment.

When is radiotherapy used?
Radiotherapy can be used to:

• try to destroy a tumour and cure the cancer
• lower the risk of the cancer coming back after surgery
• shrink…