Equipment and changes to the house (adaptations) can help make things easier for you and the person you look after. The healthcare team can tell you what support is available, how to get it and about ...

SIRT is a type of internal radiotherapy. It may be used to treat the following: Cancer that has spread to the liver from the large bowel. It may sometimes also be used to treat cancer that has spread ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A toilet card is a card that you can show quickly and easily to staff in shops, pubs and other places. It explains that you have a medical condition and need urgent access to a toilet. Sometimes it is ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Starting and finishing at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, Tour de 4 offers 4 incredible rides for all abilities. Sign up today to take part for Macmillan and help support Sir Chris Hoy's mission to bring ...

One of the easiest ways to begin training for your Mighty Hike is by exploring your local area. You might be surprised by how many suitable routes are close by. Parks, woodland tr ...