April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. Bowel cancer is the 4th most common cancer in the UK and is slightly more common in men than women. BBC journalist Jeremy Bowen recently revealed his own diagnosis of bowel cancer to help increase awareness. Here we explain what symptoms to look out for, what bowel screening is, and what you can do to reduce your risk. We also let you know where you can get further information and…
April is Stress Awareness Month - a month during which health care professionals across the country join forces to increase awareness of the causes and cures for stress. In this blog, Information Development Nurse Teri takes us through some top tips for coping with stress.
Stress is the body’s way of responding to any kind of demand or threat. Most of us have feelings of stress at different times in our life.
Signs…
Today is National Sibling Day. In this blog, Senior Editor Elissia discusses the impact of a brother or sister being diagnosed with cancer, and how you can support your sibling.
How you might feel
Everyone’s relationships with their siblings are different. But for a lot of people, their brother or sister being diagnosed with cancer can be an extremely difficult and upsetting time. You may have many different f…
This Sunday is World Health Day. In this blog, quality and evaluation officer Rachael highlights the different ways in which Macmillan provides information and support.
The theme of World Health Day 2019 is ‘universal health coverage’. This means everyone having access to the health services they need:
Here in the CID team…
Today is Walk to Work Day. Whether you are working, recovering from cancer treatment, retired or caring for someone, walking is a great way to build more activity into your daily life. In this blog, content developer Rachel explains the benefits of walking and how to do more.
The NHS recommends 150 minutes of physical activity per week for adults aged 19 to 64. But when life is busy, or you are coping with an illness such…
