Your multidisciplinary team (MDT) is a group of specialists who work together to plan your treatment. The MDT looks at national treatment guidelines or the latest evidence for the type of cancer you ...
We are the Headline Charity Partner of Tough Mudder UK, so there’s no better time to take on the challenge for Macmillan Cancer Support. With events running from May to October across the UK, you’ll ...
The lungs are covered by a lining (membrane) called the pleura. The pleura has 2 layers. The inner layer covers the lungs. The outer layer lines the ribcage and a sheet of muscle called the diaphragm.
If you have been diagnosed with cancer or care for someone who does, Macmillan is here for you. We have different services across Northern Ireland that you can access and find the right information ...
The womb (uterus) is a pear-shaped organ where a baby is carried during pregnancy. It is low in the pelvis (the area between the hips) and is supported by the pelvic floor muscles. Most womb cancers ...
Pancreatic cancer may not cause symptoms for a long time. Some people may have only one symptom. We understand that showing any symptoms of what could be cancer is worrying. The most important thing ...
Finding out you have cancer is upsetting at any time. But when you are pregnant, it can be more frightening and confusing. Having cancer during pregnancy is very rare. It only happens in about 1 in ...
Around 1 in 4 people (100,000) living with cancer have a high level of psychological care needs. These needs are being poorly met compared to clinical needs. Cancer and its treatments have a ...
This guidance is designed to help professionals manage the consequences of cancer treatment for their patients.
Macmillan have collaborated with Bristol Myers Squibb and people living with cancer to produce six videos covering prehabilitation. Prehabilitation helps people living with cancer prepare their body ...
Leading oncologist and Macmillan Cancer Support’s Chief Medical Officer talks on the misleading cancer claims around anti-parasitic drug, ivermectin. I have been an oncologist long enough to see many ...
This morning, on World Cancer Day, Wes Streeting, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care launched a new National Cancer Plan for England. This marks a major opportunity to improve the lives of ...