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What we do

Macmillan Cancer Support is here to do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer.

How we help people

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We provide services
We provide services for people living with cancer at every stage of their cancer experience. We are here to provide emotional, practical, physical, and financial support.
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We raise money
We're 98% funded by voluntary donations, so fundraising is essential to make sure we can deliver the vital support people living with cancer need.
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We influence decision makers
We run public campaigns, build partnerships, and influence decision-makers on all cancer-related policies at UK-wide, national and local levels.
Two Macmillan Professionals, a Consultant Urological Surgeon and a Urology Advanced Nurse Practitioner, standing on a staircase in front of a clinic. Both women are smiling for the photograph.Two Macmillan Professionals, a Consultant Urological Surgeon and a Urology Advanced Nurse Practitioner, standing on a staircase in front of a clinic. Both women are smiling for the photograph.
We support the cancer workforce
We provide healthcare professionals with up-to-date resources, tools, information, and training courses to help them to support people living with cancer.
A Macmillan Professional supporting a person affected by cancer. They are sitting in a hospital corridor talking.A Macmillan Professional supporting a person affected by cancer. They are sitting in a hospital corridor talking.
We research into cancer care
It is important that Macmillan understands the numbers, needs and experiences of people living with cancer, so we can continue to provide our services and advocacy where they are needed most.
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We help employers support staff
Macmillan at Work is our workplace training. It offers guidance and resources to help managers and HR professionals feel confident and equipped to support employees affected by cancer.

Our strategy

Right now, more than 3 million people are living with cancer in the UK. By 2030 this figure will rise to 4 million.

We’re here to help everyone with cancer live life as fully as they can, by providing physical, financial and emotional support. We'll do whatever it takes, no matter what a person's needs are, we will listen and support them however they need us to — big or small.


Get to know our strategy

Why we exist

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We raise money to provide vital cancer services, research and campaign to achieve better cancer care, and support the cancer workforce. Read an overview of what we do as a charity and why we exist.

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How we helped people living with cancer in 2023

A few highlights from our latest report.

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2.3 million

 

Our services reached and supported an estimated 2.3 million people affected by cancer.

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730,000 people

 

Our Macmillan nurses, support workers and palliative care nurses reached approximately 730,000 people living with cancer.

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£310 million


We helped to identify millions in benefits through the advice provided by our Macmillan Support Line and £310 million through our local Welfare Rights Services.

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£226.8 million

 

Our supporters and fundraisers raised an incredible £226.8 million. 

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