This month is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. Volunteer reviewer Barbara writes today's guest blog about her experience of bowel cancer. She writes about how telling her family helped her cope and about why it's important to see your doctor if you see signs of bowel cancer.
Twenty-two years ago I had bowel cancer.
I had no pain, and no piles but I lost a stone and a half very quickly, without trying. I knew something…
April is testicular cancer awareness month. Around 2,400 men are diagnosed with testicular cancer each year in the UK[1].
That’s more than 6 a day!
Testicular cancer can affect anyone who has testicles including men, trans women and people assigned male at birth. It is more likely to happen between the ages of 25-40 but can happen at any age.
Testicular cancer is usually curable. Being aware of symptoms, how to…
This World Kidney Day, guest blogger and Macmillan volunteer Paul has written this blog about his experience of kidney cancer. He shares how he learnt he had kidney cancer after a pain in his side while on holiday, and how he has since recovered from surgery to remove his left kidney.
Sitting on a beautiful beach in Menorca after a refreshing swim while on holiday, I started to feel a pain in the right side of my abdomen…
February is National Heart Month and this blog, written by our editorial assistant Molly, will give some tips on how to improve your heart health.
Some cancer treatments can affect how your heart works. If you develop heart problems during or after cancer treatment, your doctors will talk to you about the best way to manage them.
You can improve your heart health at any age, even if you already have a heart problem.…
In this blog, we’re talking about a sensitive topic – dying. It’s something that most people, myself included, are not 100% comfortable talking about. You might even say that our society still treats it as taboo. We buy products that defy ageing, and wish to appear strong in the face of sickness. All these things make it difficult to confront death, and therefore talk about it. But if you or a loved one is living with…
