A member from our Project is fundraising for 2 charities.
Heidi Wells, a member of Deaf Cancer Support Project, is fundraising for two charities, one being us and the other being RJ Care Social Club. In April 2026, I will take on a 26-mile marathon my doctors never expected me to attempt, and every day until then, I’m training to make it possible. Hi, I’m […]
2026 theme is ‘United by Unique’. Placing people at the centre of care and their stories at the heart of conversations. Every experience of Cancer is unique. You are unique because of your cancer experience. On World Cancer Day, we stand together, include Deaf people living with cancer.
Royal Garden Party: Celebrating our Macmillan Deaf Cancer Support Project, run by SelfHelp UK 21st May 2024 The Deaf Cancer Support Project providing support to Deaf individuals affected by cancer, were honoured to be invited to His Majesty King Charles III Royal Garden Party, held at the historic Buckingham Palace on May 21, 2024. […]
Lung cancer starts in the windpipe (trachea), the main airway (bronchus) or the lung tissue. Cancer that starts in the lung is called primary lung cancer. Lung cancer is the third most common cancer in the UK. Around 48,500 people are diagnosed in the UK each year. Lung cancer gets more common as you get […]
Breast cancer is when abnormal cells in the breast begin to grow and divide in an uncontrolled way and eventually form a growth (tumour). Breast cancer most commonly starts in the cells that line the milk ducts of the breast. It is the most common cancer in the UK. It mainly affects women, but men […]
The video shows one of our member’s experiences of womb cancer. Cancer of the womb may be called several different names by your healthcare professional including uterine cancer (the medical name for the womb is uterus), or endometrial cancer which is a cancer of the lining of the womb. Womb cancer is the fourth most […]
Sarcomas are cancers that can affect any part of the body, on the inside or outside, including the muscle, bone, tendons, blood vessels and fatty tissues. Sarcoma is rare, with only 15 people diagnosed with sarcoma every day in the UK. That’s about 5,300 people a year. There are around 100 different subtypes of sarcoma. […]
