English cancer information and help
Find our cancer support services and get free information in English.
What are the signs and symptoms of cancer?
This animation is about the signs and symptoms of cancer and what to do if you have any symptoms you are worried about.
Get information in your language
If you cannot find information you are looking for in your language, you can ask for some information to be translated for free in one of 200 languages. Email us at informationproductionteam@macmillan.org.uk and tell us what information you need.
Cancer and coronavirus
Signs and symptoms of cancer
If you are diagnosed with cancer
- If you are diagnosed with cancer - a quick guide [PDF]
- Cancer care in the UK [PDF]
- Healthcare for refugees and people seeking asylum [PDF]
Types of cancer
- Breast cancer - fact sheet [PDF]
- Bowel cancer - fact sheet [PDF]
- Cervical cancer - fact sheet [PDF]
- Lung cancer - fact sheet [PDF]
- Prostate cancer - fact sheet [PDF]
Treatment for cancer
- Chemotherapy [PDF]
- Radiotherapy [PDF]
- Side effects of cancer treatment [PDF]
- Surgery [PDF]
- Sepsis and cancer [PDF]
Living with cancer
- Claiming benefits when you have cancer [PDF]
- Help with costs when you have cancer [PDF]
- Eating problems and cancer [PDF]
- Tiredness (fatigue) and cancer [PDF]
- Healthy eating [PDF]
- LGBTQ+ people and cancer [PDF]
End of life
What is cancer?
What is cancer? This video helps you to understand:
- what cancer is
- how cancer starts
- how the lymphatic system works.
Using the Macmillan Support Line in your language
You can speak to the Macmillan Support Line team in your language. Call 0808 808 00 00 and tell us, in English, the language you need. We may need to ask you for your contact details so an interpreter can call you back. You may want to ask a friend or family member to help you with giving this information.
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