Macmillan Cancer Support - Charity in Durham - improving the lives of people living with cancer in Durham and throughout the UK.
Macmillan Cancer Support
Charity
in Durham
Macmillan Cancer Support is a local charity which improves the lives of those affected with cancer in the Durham area.
What We Do
Macmillan Cancer Support improves the lives of people affected by cancer.
One in three of us will get cancer.
By the end of 2008 there will be an estimated 2 million cancer survivors in the UK (including Durham).
We are all affected by cancer. We can all help.
We are Macmillan Cancer Support - Charitable Organisation.
We fund nurses;
We climb mountains;
We make coffee;
We fight inequaility;
We provide grants;
We support families;
We change lives;
As treatments improve, more and more people are living with cancer in their daily lives.
This means they need more medical help, they also need practical, emotional and financial support.
We are a source of support
Macmillan Cancer Support are a source of support, helping with all the things that people affected by cancer want and need.
It's not only patients who live with cancer - we also help carers, families and communities.
The Macmillan Cancer Support Charitable Organisation guides people through the system, supporting them every step of the way.
We fund nurses and other specilist health care professionals and build cancer care centres.
But we give so much more than medical help.
People need practical support at home, so we provide anything from some precious time off for a carer, to a lift to hospital.
People need emotional support, so we listen, advise and share information through Our Cancerline (0808 808 2020), Website (www.macmillan.org.uk), support groups and trained professionals.
People need financial help to cope with the extra costs cancer can bring, so we give benefits advice, and grants for anything from heating bills to travel costs.
Together we listen, we learn, we act to help people live with cancer.
We are a force for change
We are a force for change, listening to people affected by cancer and working together to improve cancer care.
Peopel who live with cancer are experts by experience.
Together we use this knowledge to make a positive difference to the lives of people affected by cancer.
This could be anything from getting a coffee machine injstalled in a waiting room, to bringing about changes in the law.
We fight discrimination - from challenging unfair travel costs and insurance policies to improving the national benefits system.
Together we challenge the status quo, we push for change, we lead the way.
We are Macmillan Cancer Support - Charitable Organisation for Durham
We believe we can help.
We can raise money - through marathons, coffee mornings, street collections, sponsored events.
We can give time - at cancer care centers, events, fundraising groups.
We can share experiences- online, in the media, with each other.
We are Macmillan Cancer Support - Charitable Organisation for Durham
For Durham - 01325 370870
Unit 2D, First Floor
Valley Street North
Darlington
County Durham
DL1 1GY
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