Macmillan Cancer Support Services

Cancer

March is Prostate Cancer and Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Macmillan Cancer Support offers help to those affected by cancer and indeed their families and friends, all year around. Here are some useful links if you need some advice and support. 

The services on offer include: 

Macmillan Support Line 

The Macmillan Support Line, staffed by trained experts, offers people with cancer and their loved ones practical, clinical, financial and emotional support. They have 6 teams trained to help. 

Call 0808 808 00 00 (7 days a week, 8am - 8pm), or follow the link to find out more - www.macmillan.org.uk 

Macmillan's Online Community

This is an online forum for those that feel they need or can offer some advice and support to those in similar circumstances and with similar questions. This online community is really easy to navigate and it can be used to share experiences, ask questions or vent your emotions and find others who understand. If you think you would be interested in joining the community and want to find out more, follow the link - community.macmillan.org.uk.

Digital Experts 

As part of the online community, Macmillan offer the opportunity to 'Ask an expert'. Their experts in this area are there to help answer your questions, simply, check for which experts are available and click ‘ask a question’. If you would like to explore the experts available as part of the community, follow the link -  community.macmillan.org.uk.

For more information, visit the Health Advice section and read more on Cancer. 

Cancer Useful Resources

Track your treatment and wellbeing
Support for breast cancer

Cancer Articles & Videos

Cancer Helplines & Web Chats

Marie Curie - Helpline
Cancer Research UK - Helpline
Bowel Cancer UK - Forum
Bowel Cancer UK - Ask a Nurse
Macmillan Helpline
Cancer Focus - Nurse Line
Macmillan - Forum
Prostate Cancer UK - Forum
Macmillan - Ask an expert
Prostate Cancer UK - Specialist Nurse
Macmillan - Bereavement Forum