All the ways we can help
As well as having information and support services for you, we also have many services which can help your family and loved ones.
If you want to be pointed in the right direction, or simply need someone to talk to, call the Macmillan Support Line today on 0800 808 00 00.
We can suggest what information and support services you may need, as well as give advice and be a listening ear, no matter what you may be going through right now.
You can also browse a list of some of our services.
Can I talk to someone about cancer?
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Macmillan Support Line
You can phone the Macmillan Support Line. We offer confidential support to people living with cancer and their loved ones. If you need to talk, we’ll listen. If you would like to talk to someone in a language other than English, we also offer an interpreter service for our Macmillan Support Line.
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Cancer Information Nurse Specialist
Our Cancer Information Nurse Specialists are dedicated cancer nurses available to talk to on our Macmillan Support Line.
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Energy advice
If you have cancer and your energy and heating bills are going up, find out how we can help with access to energy schemes and grants.
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Financial Guidance
Cancer can have an impact on your finances. Find out how Macmillan can help you with money problems
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Welfare rights advice
We know that money is a big and often difficult thing to talk about when you’re living with cancer. You may be entitled to benefits which can help you. Our Welfare Rights Team can help you find out if you can get benefits and how to access them.
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Work Support Service
The Work Support Service offers advice to people affected by cancer who are employed or self-employed.
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Talk with a Telephone Buddy
Our free Telephone Buddy service is here for you. We'll match you with someone who understands what you're going through, and they'll give you a weekly call.
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Macmillan Well-Being Coaching
Our Macmillan Well-Being Coaches are here to help you if you have or have had cancer. They offer free, remote coaching to people who want to work towards making a positive change in their life.
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SafeFit exercise advice
SafeFit is a free remote trial for anyone in the UK with suspicion of, or confirmed diagnosis of, cancer. We put you in contact with a cancer exercise specialist who will help you during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
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Macmillan Grants
Macmillan Grants are small, one-off means-tested payments to help with the extra costs that living with cancer can bring.
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Macmillan Will Writing Service
With Macmillan's Free Will Service, you can have your will written for free by one of our trusted will writing partners or solicitors. You can leave a gift in your will with Macmillan, but this is optional.
Can I get cancer support online?
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Macmillan Support Line web chat
You can use our webchat if you would prefer to chat online with the Macmillan Support Line.
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Macmillan Online Community
The Macmillan Online Community is a free online place for people living with or who are affected by cancer to chat about the issues affecting them.
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Ask a cancer expert online
Ask an Expert is a place where you can get information and support from our professionals. Our experts are here to help answer your questions. You can visit our Online Community to Ask an Expert. You can ask your questions to: a Financial Guide, a nurse, a Work Support Advisor or an Information and Support Advisor.
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Cancer information
We have lots of information about cancer. All our cancer information is written and reviewed by experts.
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Cancer information in your language
Macmillan produces a range of information in languages other than English.
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Other resources and formats
We produce information in different languages and formats to suit different needs; PDFs, ebooks, audio, easy read and British Sign Language.
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Sign up for our monthly emails
Do you have cancer or are you supporting someone who has? Fill in our short online form to receive regular emails with information to help you.
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Trusted information by email, from day one
Our bite-sized information by email is here to help you through diagnosis and beyond. Sign up.
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Apps for people with cancer
This is a list of carefully selected services not provided by Macmillan, to help you find other forms of support during this difficult time.
Can I get face-to-face cancer support?*
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Boots Macmillan Beauty Advisors
Boots Macmillan Beauty Advisors are trained to give free, face-to-face advice to help you cope with the visible side effects of cancer treatment.
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Boots Macmillan information pharmacists
Boots Macmillan information pharmacists give local support to people affected by cancer. Find out more about what they do and locate your nearest store.
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Local support groups
If you need to talk about your cancer experience, there are more than 900 local support groups in the UK.
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Information and Support Centres
Macmillan Information and Support Centres support people affected by cancer. They are free to use and we have centres across the UK.
*Please note, face-to-face services' availability may vary according to coronavirus restrictions. Many services that usually operate on a face-to-face basis are now offering virtual options, such as telephone or online appointments with our Boots Macmillan Beauty Advisors. Although local groups are unable to continue with their usual activities, some are still running virtually.