About Macmillan Cancer Support

Cancer is the toughest fight most of us will ever face. If you or a loved one has been diagnosed, you need a team of people in your corner supporting you every step of the way.

The Macmillan team are the nurses and therapists helping you through treatment. The experts on the end of the phone. The advisers telling you which benefits you're entitled to. The volunteers giving you a hand with the everyday things. The campaigners improving cancer care. The fundraisers who make it all possible.

When the time is right, you can do something to help. We can all be part of the team. We are Macmillan Cancer Support.

How will my donation be spent?

• Just £1 could pay for two copies of understanding chemotherapy booklet. This includes sections on how the treatment works, when and how it is given, and possible side effects
  
  
• £2.50 could pay for an audio CD version of The cancer guide. This could help a person with sight loss or visual impairment receive the cancer information they need
  
  
• £5 could pay for 71 copies of our Money Worries leaflet. This is filled with information on how we can help people with cancer who are struggling to make ends meet
  
  
• £25 could pay for someone to receive much-needed support at a Mobile Macmillan Cancer Information Centre. These buses visit high streets, communities and events, bringing free information and support to people with cancer and their families
  
  
• £70 could help run a large Macmillan information and support centre for an hour
  
  
• £100 could pay for a Macmillan Grant, that buys fresh bedding for a person with cancer who is dealing with nausea, night sweats or incontinence because of their treatment
  
  
• £130 could fund a Macmillan cancer information and support officer for a day, meaning more people affected by cancer will have someone to answer their questions and talk to about their concerns
  
  
• £191 could pay for a Macmillan nurse for a day, giving someone with cancer essential information, advice and support
  
  
• £450 could pay for a Macmillan professional to attend an advanced course in pain and symptom control. This would help the professional provide better advice to people with cancer on how to control their symptoms and deal with the pain caused by cancer treatment
  
  
• £40,000 could pay for 100,000 copies of our diet and cancer booklet. This describes some of the dietary problems that may occur as a result of cancer or its treatment
  
  
• £256,864 could pay for Macmillan rehabilitation support team for a year. The team would consist of around five professionals who would provide a range of rehabilitation support, such as physiotherapy and advice on diet, to help people living with cancer.