Macmillan's Cancer Information Blog

  • Caring for someone who is dying from cancer

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    If you’re caring for someone whose cancer can’t be cured, you might be feeling lost, confused, alone or unsure where to turn. This blog contains useful information and practical advice that we hope will help.

    You may have lots of worries right now. Maybe you’re questioning whether you have the physical or emotional strength to cope. Or thinking that it will be difficult to manage practically at home. It’s…

  • Information relevant to where you live

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    Cancer doesn’t choose who to affect by postcode. But the services, systems and organisations available to people affected by cancer can vary across the UK.

    We want our cancer information to be relevant to everyone affected by cancer, whichever region or country of the UK they live in.

    Whether you live in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, we want you to have a good experience of reading our cancer…

  • Cancer - separating the myths from the facts

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    Today is World Cancer Day, which is all about debunking cancer myths. Do you know your cancer facts from your fiction? Do you find that the people around you have misconceptions about cancer? Please share this blog and let us know your cancer myths @mac_cancerinfo

    There are lots of misconceptions about cancer out there, and today we want to set them straight. If people knew more about cancer, more cases could be prevented…

  • Cancer in the soaps

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    This is our latest post. For the full blog, visit http://community.macmillan.org.uk/blogs/b/new_information_available/default.aspx

    Photographs of the pubs featured in Coronation Street and EastEnders

    Coronation Street and EastEnders have both tackled cancer storylines lately. One about pancreatic cancer and one about breast cancer. For some viewers, the stories are just too close to home. If you felt emotionally drained by the episodes, you’re not alone. Some chose not to watch them…

  • What do you think of this blog?

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    Hi readers!

    We’d like to ask for your very expert opinions on this blog, whether you already read it or not. There’ll be a lot more content on it in 2014, and we want to make sure it’s as useful as possible for you, and stuff you actually want to see. So here’s your chance to tell us what you really think! Is this blog helpful and interesting? Or do you think we should make some changes? We know we can improve this blog…