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Order or download free, reliable information that is easy to understand. Our booklets cover signs and symptoms, diagnosis, cancer types, treatments and living with cancer.
If you're living with cancer, you will have a lot on your mind. Our information and advice about possible practical issues could help you to talk about them.
A gift in a will is a gift for people with cancer for years to come. A third of our donations come from gifts in wills, meaning we're here for more people than ever.
What's happening near you? Find out about support groups, where to get information and how to get involved with Macmillan where you are.
Our Online Community is always open and full of people ready to support you.
For carers, friends and families of people with a terminal diagnosis to discuss their emotions about the prospect of losing their loved ones, as well as practical issues about palliative care and end of life.
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