Macmillan Cancer Support
Charitable Organisation
in Washington
Macmillan Cancer Support is a charitable organisation which improves the lives of those affected by cancer in the Washington area.
What We Do
Macmillan Caner 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 cacer survivors living in the UK (including Washington).
We are all affected by cancer. We can all help.
We are Macmillan Cancer Support - Charitable Organisation.
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We fund nurses;
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We climb mountains;
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We make coffee;
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We fight inequality;
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We provide grants;
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We support families;
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We change lives.
As treatments improve, more and more people are living with cancer in their daily lives.
This means they need more than 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 things that people affected by cancer want and need.
It's not only the patients who live with cancer, we also help carers, families and communities.
Macmillan Cancer Support - Charitabel Organisation - guides people through the system, supporting them every step of the way.
We fund nurses and other specialist 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 living 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.
Poeple who live with cancer are experts by experience.
Together we use this knowledge to make a positive differnce to the lives of peopel affected by cancer.
This could be anything from getting a coffee machine installed 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 Washington.
We believe we can all help.
We can raise money - through marathons, coffee mornings, street collections, sponsored events.
We cna give time - at cancer care centres, events, fundraising groups.
We can share experiences - online, in the media, with each other.
We are Macmillan Cancer Support - Charitable Organisation for Washington.
0191 214 5444
4th Floor
Wingrove House
Ponteland
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE5 3DP
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