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Around 16% of adults in England, or 5.2 million, can be described as "functionally illiterate". They would not pass an English GCSE and have literacy levels at or below those expected of an 11-year-old.
- National Literacy Trust, 2014
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Over the last few decades, the internet has propelled the ‘Information Age’ into uncharted territory. We now have billions of web pages at our fingertips, all the free information we want, and the ability to communicate and share with…
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Has your heart been affected by cancer treatment? Or do you have an existing heart condition as well as cancer?
Macmillan has recently been working in partnership with the British Heart Foundation to produce a new booklet called Heart health and…
Side effects are changes you might get as a result of cancer treatment.They can be mild and temporary. But sometimes they can have a bigger impact on your quality of life. The thought of side effects can be frightening at any stage of your cancer treatment, but there are many ways to help manage them.
Cancer treatments can cause a range of side effects, from excessive tiredness or sleeping difficulties to changes to…
Following the launch of our new booklet about anal cancer, Richard takes a look at why you may not even have heard of it.
These days, the word ‘cancer’ is far less scary than it used to be. Of course, no one wants to get diagnosed with cancer, but for many people the word itself carries less of a taboo. Cancer news stories, TV coverage and social media campaigns about inspiring people are common. Yet, although we’re…
