In this blog, our intern Emily gives some key facts about bladder cancers. Our new editions of booklets Understanding non-invasive bladder cancer and Understanding invasive and advanced bladder cancer can give you more detailed information about bladder cancer and its treatment.
Bladder cancer
The bladder is a hollow, muscular, balloon-like organ which collects and stores urine.
Bladder cancer usually starts in the cells…
In this blog, Editorial Assistant Helen talks about some of the difficulties you might face if your partner has cancer, and shares some ideas on how to show your partner that you care.
It’s Valentine’s Day and it’s impossible to escape the deluge of sappy cards, bright red glittery hearts and the mountains of red roses that have been flooding the shops for the last month. But it doesn’t have to be Valentine’s Day to show…
We know that there is a lot of information out there about cancer prevention and, unsurprisingly, not all of it is true or accurate. So in this blog, our editorial assistant Faiza is going to separate fact from fiction, and discuss five common myths about cancer prevention.
1. Can eating superfoods prevent me from getting cancer?
There isn't any scientific evidence for any one particular food being a 'superfood'. The greatest…
Today’s blog is a guest post from Edward Wallace, Information Specialist in Macmillan’s Support Line Services. In the blog, he talks about finding reliable and helpful health information online.
For many of us, the easiest and quickest way to find answers to our questions is to search on the internet, whether we want to know how to lose weight, how to kiss, or how to tie a tie (just 3 of the 100 most frequent…
Have you heard of the cancer registry? It’s the automatic collection of data about people and cancer to help with research and cancer care. In today’s blog, Library and Information Specialist Ed demystifies the cancer registry.
Every day around 1,000 people across the UK will find out that they have cancer. It’s estimated that half of all people will receive a cancer diagnosis at some point in their lives…
