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What else they do

As well as providing nurses, doctors and health professionals to help people affected by cancer, Macmillan do a lot more. Read on to find out what else we do.

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Inform and support: we help people find accurate information about cancer, and support them through our phoneline, information and support centres and nurses.
Support the support groups: we help people affected by cancer to form their own support groups. Find a cancer support group in your area.
Educate the educators: we develop programmes for schools and youth groups in order to raise awareness about cancer in school communities. For more information see the Cancertalk website.
Give money advice: we help people understand what kind of benefits they might be entitled to. We can also provide grants for practical help, such as travel costs or fuel bills.
Create treatment centres: we build centres to ensure better healing environments for people receiving treatment for cancer.
Listen and act: we make sure we involve the actual people affected by cancer when developing new services for them.
Campaign: we raise public awareness of issues affecting people living with cancer.