The Latest Breaking News from Macmillan Cancer Support

Oxfam warned that charities are being ‘asked to do more with less, at the very moment people need us most’ as new data shows that charity closures are soaring

Macmillan Cancer Support said too many patients feel they need to be ‘in the right place, at the right time’.

Macmillan said it had seen a noticeable increase in calls to its free support line on taking the drugs during treatment.

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QVC, EuroMillions, Audible, R.M. Williams and Macmillan Cancer Support were winners at the Guardian’s 2025 Advertising Awards – celebrating scale, influence and integrity.

Exclusive: Charity says it is to scrap £14m-a-year specialist service as current arrangements are unaffordable

Charles wrote a personal message reflecting on his diagnosis and praising the work of cancer charities, ahead of hosting a Palace reception.

The parents of the late Dame Deborah James, as well as stars Adele Roberts, Ashley Cain and Richard E Grant, have been invited to the event next week.