A young carer is someone under the age of 18 who helps look after a family member or a friend who is ill, disabled or misuses drugs or alcohol. There are about 700,000 young carers in the UK, so there are likely to be young carers in every school and college. In this blog, written by information development nurse Teri, we explain what can help young carers and how they can feel more supported.
Being diagnosed with cancer…
This week is Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week. In this blog, information development nurse Teri explains more about this type of cancer. This includes types and the signs and symptoms.
There are over 30 different places that cancer can develop in the head and neck area. The most common are the:
Cancer can also develop in the:
This Saturday is World Health Day. In this blog, intern Emily talks about this year’s theme ‘Health for All’ and how Macmillan is striving to improve the experience of those affected by cancer.
This year, the World Health Organisation (WHO) have chosen the theme ‘universal health coverage: everyone, everywhere’. But what does this really mean?
The WHO defines universal health coverage as…
In this blog, our quality and improvement officer Abi tells you about the information we offer in different formats.
For anyone facing a cancer diagnosis, the whirlwind of emotions and medical information you are faced with can quickly make it difficult to take anything in, let alone to digest large amounts of complicated written information.
For many people, the written information given out after diagnosis is too complicated…
After International Youth Day at the weekend (12th August), we are thinking about young people affected by cancer. Editorial assistant Liza has some top tips for dealing with your feelings and sorting out the practical things if you are a young person living with cancer.
Finding out you have cancer can be a huge shock for anyone, but it can be especially tough when you’re young. You’ll probably experience lots of different…
