Are you looking after someone in your family who has cancer? Maybe it’s your mum, dad or grandparent? If you are under 18 and you spend time looking after someone who is ill, then you are a young carer, and our new young carers handbook is for you. It’s been written in collaboration with other young people like you who’ve cared for their parents or relatives, so it contains real experiences and honest advice.…
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week from 11–17 May. This blog was written by Hazel, a Macmillan Clinical Psychologist.
I meet with people with cancer and their families to provide psychological therapy. This is either as individuals or groups. The aim is to help people who are experiencing significant distress as a result of their cancer diagnosis to adjust to changes. I also try to help them manage their thoughts…
April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. In this blog, Cancer Information Development intern Holly shares some facts on the UK’s third most commonly diagnosed cancer.
Bowel cancer is used to describe cancer of the colon, rectum or small bowel. Every year in the UK, over 40,000 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer – that’s roughly one person every 15 minutes.
When it’s found at its earliest stage, more…
In this blog, Aurélie, an Editor here at Macmillan, tells us how physical activity helped her recover after surgery.
Physical activity is good for us. We hear about of all the time and after cancer treatment your doctor may encourage you to keep active. This is because it has been demonstrated that physical activity can help you recover more rapidly after treatment. It may also reduce the chances of certain cancers…
In our latest blog, our editorial assistant Maxine looks at rare cancers and what people can do when they need more information and answers to their questions.
Being diagnosed with any type of cancer is one of the scariest and most isolating experiences most people will ever go through. This can be even worse when it is a rare cancer. This blog is about how to cope with a rare cancer and where to go for support, information…
