This week, 1-7 June, is Volunteers’ Week. So, we thought we’d post a series of blogs to celebrate the work of volunteers in the Cancer Information Development team (CID).
In this blog, one of our editorial assistants Amy-Louise shares a Q&A she had with our last intern Liza (who has just started her new job as our other assistant!).
Almost two years ago, I started out as a Macmillan volunteer, working…
Today is World Diabetes Day, when millions of people around the world come together to raise awareness of diabetes. In this blog, written by information production and promotion officer Genevieve, we talk about cancer and diabetes.
There are thought to be about 4.5 million people living with diabetes in the UK. This includes almost 3.5 million people who have actually been diagnosed with diabetes. But it also includes…
In this blog, our Editor Helen, talks about your rights to health care and making important decisions about your treatment.
Human Rights Day (10 December) celebrates the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Since its creation in 1948, it has become the most translated document in the world, existing in over 500 languages.
The Declaration sets out 30 rights that every human has no matter their gender,…
It’s common to sometimes feel confused or overwhelmed by the sheer volume of different cancer prevention messages. What should we be doing – and not doing – to help reduce our risk?
In the second of our two part blog about cancer prevention, we discuss some of the things that probably aren’t going to make any difference to your risk of cancer. See Part 1 for all the positive lifestyle change you…
Our final blog for Volunteers’ Week is from our reviewer David, who talks about his experience of cancer and his many volunteering roles.
My cancer journey
My journey started on 22nd August 2005. The past fortnight had seen a number of unexplained symptoms, including being sick in the early hours of the morning, and I thought I should see my GP just in case. I was confident it would be nothing serious. I’d had a…
