You may be able to get Universal Credit at the same time as other benefits, such as Statutory Sick Pay or new style ESA. But some of these benefits may be treated as income and lower the amount of ...

If Kit Green's breast cancer in men storyline on Coronation Street has affected you, find trusted cancer information and ...

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 ...

Host a Macmillan Coffee Morning on Friday 25 September or whenever you like. Together we can do whatever it takes for people living with cancer. Host a Macmillan Coffee Morning on Friday 25 September ...

Thyroid cancer is not common. The thyroid is a small gland in the front of your neck, just below your voicebox (larynx) and near your windpipe (trachea). The thyroid gland is part of the endocrine ...

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 ...

Hot weather can be harder to manage when you are living with cancer. In this blog we have five tips to stay safe and comfortable during the heatwave. Staying safe in hot weather is important for ...

Macmillan Cancer Support is proud to be partnering with Q, hosted by the NHS Alliance, to deliver an innovation lab. Macmillan Q Lab brings together people from local health and care services and ...

If the melanoma has spread to the lymph nodes, your doctor may arrange tests to look for changes in a gene called BRAF. About half (50%) of all people with melanoma have a change in the melanoma cells ...

Cetuximab is also called Erbitux ®. It is a type of targeted therapy drug called a monoclonal antibody. Cetuximab is used to treat bowel (colon and rectal) cancer and head and neck cancer. It may ...

The new Woolverstone Macmillan Centre at Ipswich was completed in June 2016 and was the result of a substantial extension and reconfiguration of the existing Oncology and Haematology Day Unit. The old ...

You usually have intravesical chemotherapy after a transurethral resection of a bladder tumour (TURBT). The chemotherapy reduces the risk of the cancer coming back in the bladder lining. If you have a ...