In our latest blog, our Information Access volunteer Nis looks at ways of keeping your heart healthy during and after cancer treatment.
This February, the British Heart Foundation is celebrating Heart Month. Heart Month aims to increase people’s awareness of how to keep their heart healthy. Looking after your heart is important for everyone. If you are having or recovering from cancer treatment, there are things you can…
In our latest blog, our editorial assistant Maxine looks at rare cancers and what people can do when they need more information and answers to their questions.
Being diagnosed with any type of cancer is one of the scariest and most isolating experiences most people will ever go through. This can be even worse when it is a rare cancer. This blog is about how to cope with a rare cancer and where to go for support, information…
In our latest blog, our Cancer Information Development Nurse Elspeth writes about a new information resource she has worked on with childhood bereavement charity Winston's Wish.
We have produced a new resource called Preparing a child for loss. This information aims to help you prepare and talk to a child or children about your death. It’s for parents or guardians who are near the end of life. It can also be used…
It's Cancer Talk Week and, in our latest blog, our editor Imogen talks about her experience as a Macmillan support line volunteer, highlights the benefits of talking about cancer and looks at some of the different ways people can start talking...
One evening each week, I stop being an editor and start acting as a frontline volunteer. I began taking calls on the Macmillan support line (MSL) over a year ago and it’s…
In our first blog of 2016, we look at the new UK alcohol guidelines, what they say and why they’ve been updated. We also look at the links between alcohol and cancer and what you can do to reduce your risk.
Earlier this month (an alcohol-free Dry January for many people) the government updated the UK alcohol guidelines. The new guidelines make three main recommendations: weekly guidelines on regular drinking, advice…
