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It takes us all for fair cancer care

Macmillan is on a mission to make cancer care fair for everyone. 
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Cancer isn't fair. Cancer care should be.

A cancer diagnosis is the biggest challenge many people will ever face, and for some it can be made even tougher.  
How quickly someone is diagnosed, the care they receive, and their chances of recovery can be affected by where they live, what they earn, where they work, how they communicate or the colour of their skin. It shouldn’t be that way.  

Everyone deserves the best possible cancer care. But too many people aren’t receiving it.  

Through Macmillan’s Fair Cancer Care Campaign, we’re on a mission to help make cancer care better for everyone. We’re bringing together the people who know cancer best - from healthcare professionals and community groups to our partners, volunteers, supporters and our own experts – to bring cancer care closer to every UK home 

Together, we’re doing whatever it takes for fair cancer care.

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When cancer shows up, don't go quiet.


Cancer is one of the toughest challenges many people will ever face. Too often, when cancer shows up, silence follows. Going through cancer is hard enough; no one should face it alone. 
We're calling on family, friends and loved ones to take small, practical steps to show up for someone who has cancer.

You don't need the perfect words or grand gestures to show you care. We have information to help you talk about cancer, and people like Mev have shared what really helped (and what didn't!) when they were diagnosed, to help you find the words. 

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Don't go quiet
A person sitting in a restaurant surrounded by plants and trees, photographed during a period of living with cancer.

Get cancer care that's right for you

Macmillan is here for every person with cancer in the UK through diagnosis, treatment and beyond. Whoever you are, whatever you are going through.

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Macmillan Support Line
Cancer can feel overwhelming. Our specially trained Support Line advisers can help you make sense of it all. We are here to listen, every day of the year. Call us for free, confidential support.
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Local support
For care that’s closer to home, search for local groups, emotional support, practical help, health services, and social activities in your area.
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Online Community
Our online community is open 24/7 and is a place for people living with or affected by cancer to chat about whatever they’re going through.
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Support by email
 When you’re facing cancer, you need answers you can understand. Sign up to receive trusted information by email if you or someone you’re supporting have been diagnosed with cancer.
More ways we can help

We need your help for fair care

 It takes us all for fair cancer care. You can help make cancer care better for everyone. Join the mission - donate, volunteer or partner with us to bring cancer care closer to every UK home. 
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Donate now

 Donate today so we can continue to support people living with the unfair challenges of cancer, whoever they are and whatever they’re going through, now and in the future.

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Do a Mighty Hike

From walking gentle river trails and sweeping coastlines to majestic mountains, do something mighty for fair cancer care.

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Volunteer

There are many ways to join our cancer revolution as a Macmillan volunteer. Whether it's minutes or months, hours or days, the time you give makes a difference.

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Leave a legacy

Leave a gift in your will and help create fair care for people living with cancer for generations to come.

More ways to help

Meet some of our storytellers

Cancer can disrupt your whole life and it affects everyone differently. Meet the people who shared their stories and read about their realities of living with cancer. 

Meet Lee

Lee from Teesside experienced a sudden mental health crisis after being diagnosed with blood cancer. After calling the Macmillan Support Line and receiving the emotional support he needed, Lee was inspired to become a Macmillan volunteer. His passion for getting people talking about what they’re going through has given Lee a new sense of purpose.

Read Lee's story

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Meet Jess

"You’re too young to get bowel cancer. It’s all in your head.” This is what Jess, then just 28, was told when she shared worries about bowel cancer symptoms with her GP. After a difficult experience of diagnosis and multiple surgeries and treatments for two types of cancer, Jess has a powerful message of speaking up for yourself, even when you feel you’re not being taken seriously because of who you are.

Read Jess' story

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Meet Denzil

After losing his brother to cancer and a challenging time during his own cancer diagnosis, Denzil is encouraging all people, no matter who they are, to reach out and advocate for their care. Driven by the desire to create the space to talk that he once needed, he formed a men’s walking group that now offers a judgement free environment for people to share their feelings. 

Read Denzil's story