Macmillan's Cancer Information Blog

  • Recipes for people affected by cancer - Starters

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    FormerMember

    We have a booklet full of recipes especially for people with cancer.  Each recipe is designed to be appetising and to encourage you to eat even when you don’t feel like it. We wanted to make sure that they were up to scratch so we put a few of them to the test.

    Over the coming weeks we’ll be posting a series of three blogs covering starters, mains and deserts. We hope you find our thoughts helpful – but we want to…

  • Cost of living - financial support for people with cancer

    We understand that the cost of living increase has had a huge impact on people’s lives. With energy bills rising, you may be wondering what support we have to offer to people living with cancer.
  • Testicular cancer: symptoms, tests and treatment, and how to check your balls

    April is testicular cancer awareness month.  Around 2,400 men are diagnosed with testicular cancer each year in the UK[1].

    That’s more than 6 a day!

    Testicular cancer can affect anyone who has testicles including men, trans women and people assigned male at birth. It is more likely to happen between the ages of 25-40 but can happen at any age.

    Testicular cancer is usually curable. Being aware of symptoms, how to…

  • Cancer and the coronavirus vaccine

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    FormerMember

    We know that the coronavirus (COVID-19) is affecting everyone’s life dramatically. But for people with cancer and their friends and families, the pandemic may create even more concerns. This blog is the first in a short series about cancer and the coronavirus from Macmillan’s Cancer Information Development Team. This blog is about cancer and the coronavirus vaccines.

    There has been a lot of information in…

  • Bowel Cancer Awareness Month - Barbara's Story

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    FormerMember

    This month is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. Volunteer reviewer Barbara writes today's guest blog about her experience of bowel cancer. She writes about how telling her family helped her cope and about why it's important to see your doctor if you see signs of bowel cancer.


    Twenty-two years ago I had bowel cancer.

    I had no pain, and no piles but I lost a stone and a half very quickly, without trying. I knew something…