It can be hard to speak up, but telling your healthcare team what matters to you helps you get the care you need. This blog ...

Cancer and side effects of cancer treatments, or lifestyle changes can cause you to gain or lose weight. If you have lost or gained weight, your cancer doctor, specialist nurse or GP or other ...

Use this tool to find local cancer support near you. Results come from our trusted partner, Cancer Care Map. You may see both Macmillan services and other local organisations that offer cancer support ...

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 ...

A vestibular schwannoma is also called an acoustic neuroma. It starts in cells called Schwann cells. Schwann cells cover and support the hearing and balance nerve. Vestibular schwannomas develop from ...

G-CSF is a type of protein called a growth factor. It is used to increase the number of white blood cells in the blood. It is best to read this information with our general information about the type ...

There is a lot in the news about weight loss injections such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro. These are sometimes called GLP-1 drugs (glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists). These drugs work by ...

The Yorkshire Dales Mighty Hike starts in Skipton and follows the grassy trails of the river Aire and Pennine Way, past drystone walls, old mills, and beautiful bridges. Full marathon hikers will ...

A CT scan makes a detailed picture of the inside of the body. The picture is built up using x-rays taken by the CT scanner. The scan uses radiation, but this is very unlikely to harm you. It will not ...

Find out about the different types of cancer, including risk factors, symptoms, tests and treatment.

If you have breathlessness, there are ways to manage it and treatments that may help. There are some things you can do that may improve breathlessness, or help you cope with it. The following tips may ...

The latest analysis from Macmillan Cancer Support shows that the number of people living with cancer in the UK has risen to almost 3.5 million, the highest figure ever reported. There will be almost ...