Macmillan's Cancer Information Blog

  • Your rights at work if you are a carer

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    If you look after someone who has cancer, your employer should try to help and support you. In this blog, written by learning and organisational development intern Kemi, we provide you with information about your rights at work as a carer.

    Being a carer
    Sometimes it’s hard to recognise that you are a carer. You might just think you are helping out. Understanding that you are a carer is really important in getting…

  • World Diabetes Day 2018 – Ways you can support family members

    Today is World Diabetes Day. This year the focus is on family and diabetes. It is estimated that about 20% of people with cancer also have diabetes. That’s a large group of people dealing with both cancer and diabetes. If someone in your family has both cancer and diabetes, there are certain things you could do to help. In this blog, cancer information development intern Molly talks about a few different ways you can…

  • World Teachers’ Day

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    Today is World Teachers’ Day! With the new school year fully in swing, our Editor Lauren highlights the invaluable information and support we provide to teachers and schools to support young people affected by cancer.

    We understand that cancer is a big subject and can be difficult to talk about, especially with children. But we want to make sure cancer isn’t the elephant in the (class)room. We have information,…

  • National Gardening Week

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    It feels well overdue, but Spring has finally sprung in the UK! This week is National Gardening Week, so what better time to get green fingered? In this blog, one of our editors Lauren talks about the benefits of gardening, top tips for starting and how you can get involved with National Gardening Week.

    Gardening is a great way to keep active if you’re having treatment for cancer. It can be a really rewarding and fun…

  • Volunteers’ Week – professional reviewers

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    In this blog, we celebrate our professional reviewers who make a huge contribution to the work we do in our team. We also share the experience of two of our professional reviewers.

    This week, you’ve heard from a few of our cancer information development reviewers. Now it’s time to celebrate our professional reviewers. They are health professionals and a range of other experts, from surgeons to oncologists, clinical nurse…