When you are affected by cancer, you may be able to get benefits to help with extra costs and support you if you need to stop working. Benefits are payments from the government to people who need ...

If you are living with cancer, you may be able to get help with health costs. Find out more about financial support for things like prescriptions, wigs and fabric supports, dental treatment and eye ...

It is common to have many different emotions when you have cancer. There is no right or wrong way to feel. It is common to have many different emotions when you are told you have cancer. These can be ...

The online HOPE programme is a 6 week self-management course run by Macmillan and Hope for the Community. It has been co-designed alongside people living with cancer, and is based on positive ...

Prognosis means the likely outcome of a person’s illness. If you have been diagnosed with cancer, this might be something you ask your cancer doctor or specialist nurse about. Or you may decide that ...

Hormonal therapy for breast cancer can sometimes cause pain in the joints and muscles. Joint pain is also a common symptom of the menopause. Joint pain is probably caused by a decrease in oestrogen ...

In this video, Pragati shares what a usual day looks like while living with cancer and having anti-cancer treatment. She talks about her daily routine, coping mechanisms and the Tameside Macmillan ...

Trastuzumab emtansine is also called Kadcyla ®. It is used to treat HER2 positive breast cancer. Trastuzumab emtansine is a type of drug called an antibody drug conjugate (ADC). It is made up of 2 ...

Signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer and primary peritoneal cancer are often similar to other conditions. Find out when your GP should offer you cancer tests. a change in your ...

Hot flushes can vary from a mild feeling of warmth in the face to a heavy night sweat. Hot flushes generally last for about 4 to 5 minutes. You may feel suddenly warm in your face, neck and chest. You ...

Melanoma is a cancer that usually starts in the skin. It may start as a new mole or in a mole you already have. Advanced melanoma is when melanoma cells spread from where they started (the primary ...

If you've taken part in one of the below events, there is specific information on how to pay in your fundraising. If you want to pay in money you have collected or fundraised as a group, you can use ...