Macmillan's Cancer Information Blog

  • National Conversation Week - What not to say

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    This week is National Conversation Week. It aims to encourage everyone in the UK to try to engage with those around them. It can be difficult to know what to say to someone with cancer, but it’s also helpful to know what not to say. In today’s blog, editor Amy-Louise shares some things to avoid saying to someone you know who has cancer. 

    National Conversation Week encourages you to try a bit harder to engage…

  • Worrying about cancer coming back

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    When you finish cancer treatment, it can be hard to move on with your life and let go of the fear that your cancer could return. For some people, this is a fear that never goes away. You might find that life after cancer has brought uncertainty or new challenges that you didn’t feel prepared for. However, this doesn’t mean you can’t learn to cope with feeling worried.

    Here are some tips for coping…

  • Looking after someone with terminal cancer: your feelings are important too

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    If you’re looking after someone whose cancer can’t be cured, you may be dealing with a range of emotions. You might feel confused, angry, guilty, anxious, or overwhelmed. You may feel like you should always be ‘positive’ for the person you are looking after, and therefore push your own emotions to one side. But your feelings and emotions are important too! This blog contains useful information and practical advice that…

  • Helping people feel less alone with our cancer information

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    Photograph of a woman in the isolation box at Paddington station

    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…

  • Talk Money, Talk Pensions Week - Tips for managing money concerns

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    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…