Macmillan's Cancer Information Blog

  • Maintaining a healthy weight - Helpful tips

    Maintaining a healthy weight after or during treatment for cancer can be tough, whether that’s keeping it off, or putting it back on. In this blog, editor Helena talks about ways to keep yourself at a healthy weight. It also includes some tips if you are trying to gain or lose weight.

    Maintaining a healthy weight can be difficult at the best of times. But it can prove a real challenge when you already have a lot…

  • Why does our information win awards?

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    We were thrilled to win two awards this week at the British Medical Association’s (BMA) Patient Information Awards. In this blog, senior editor Tess explains what the awards tell you about our information. 

    What do the awards mean?
    The BMA gives out awards for patient information every year. We are very proud that our information has won BMA awards and been highly commended before, and this year two of our resources…

  • Managing nausea and other side effects of cancer treatment

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    Side effects are changes you might get as a result of cancer treatment.They can be mild and temporary. But sometimes they can have a bigger impact on your quality of life. The thought of side effects can be frightening at any stage of your cancer treatment, but there are many ways to help manage them.

    Cancer treatments can cause a range of side effects, from excessive tiredness or sleeping difficulties to changes to…

  • Coping with cancer in a relationship

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    As 2016 comes to an end, senior editor Tess looks back at a good-news story from earlier in the year about two of the people featured in our information booklets. 

    The image shows examples of Macmillan cancer information booklets which include photos of Nicole and Jehad

    We only use photos of real people affected by cancer in our information booklets. Every year we arrange lots of photoshoots in hospitals and volunteers' homes all over the country. And in 2013, I was lucky to meet Nicole and Jehad while we were doing a photoshoot…

  • Your stories - Jena

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    September is thyroid cancer awareness month, and today we have a guest blog from one of our cancer information reviewers. She shares her experience of thyroid cancer, including her diagnosis, treatment and support.

    Hey everyone – I’m Jena and I was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer in June 2014. I am going to talk to you about my journey over the last two years.

    My initial diagnosis
    In May 2014 I had…