Cancer and relationships - support for partners, families and friends
Audiobook
Published:
01 Dec 2023
Next review:
01 Dec 2026
Edition:
2
This audiobook has information about coping with your feelings when someone you care about has cancer. It is for anyone who is close to someone with cancer, including partners, family members and friends. It also has information about getting support and dealing with relationship changes.
In this audiobook
- 1 Information about this audiobook and other support from Macmillan
- 2 Introduction
- 3 How you might feel
- 4 Coping with your feelings
- 5 Taking care of yourself
- 6 Talking about your feelings
- 7 Talking with the person who has cancer
- 8 Supporting someone with cancer
- 9 Making treatment decisions
- 10 Work and money
- 11 After treatment
- 12 If your partner has cancer
- 13 Your sex life
- 14 If you or your partner are LGBTQ+
- 15 If your family member has cancer
- 16 If your friend has cancer
- 17 Being a carer
- 18 Your feelings
- 19 About our information
- 20 Other ways we can help you
- 21 Other organisations
- 22 Further resources
- 23 Can you do something to help
- 24 Information about this recording
Published:
01 Dec 2023
Next review:
01 Dec 2026
Edition:
2
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How we can help
Macmillan Support Line
The Macmillan Support Line is a free and confidential phone service for people living and affected by cancer. If you need to talk, we'll listen.
Financial guidance
Financial issues can cause worry when someone becomes ill. You may be able to claim benefits to help you in your situation. You may also be able to get financial assistance from other organisations.
Welfare rights advice and tools
There are lots of benefits that could help you after a cancer diagnosis, but the system can be confusing. Our Welfare Rights Advisors are here to help.