Macmillan

About Macmillan

Macmillan has spent more than 100 years helping people living with cancer. From the moment someone is diagnosed with cancer, we're there with all the information, support and guidance they need, to help everyone with cancer live life as fully as they can.

We know that cancer can disrupt your whole life, and affects everyone differently. Cancer impacts more than your physical health, it can impact relationships, jobs, finances, emotional wellbeing and so much more. It can be made worse simply because of who you are and where you live.

There are almost 3.5 million people living with cancer in the UK. That number is rising and by 2030 this figure will rise to 4 million.

Right now, cancer care isn’t fair across the UK and there are unacceptable differences in the care and support people are getting. Some people aren’t getting the treatment or support they need because it isn't available where they live, or it is only available for certain types of cancer.

We're doing whatever it takes to help more people with cancer get the best care the UK has to offer, whoever and wherever they are.

Small donations. Big difference.

Macmillan has helped so many people, and it's a charity that's very close to our hearts. Any donation, no matter the size, can make a real difference. Here's the link if you'd like to support this incredibly important cause:
https://donation.macmillan.org.uk/

Impact

In 2024, we helped 2.4 million people affected by cancer
Our Macmillan nurses, support workers and palliative care nurses reached approximately 700,000 people living with cancer. Our community of more than 11,000 volunteers gave more than 100,000 hours of their time and thanks to the generosity of our amazing supporters we raised £239.7 million - this was 98% of our total income.

Stats That Matter

More than a quarter of a million (286,000) people with cancer found support through our Online Community. More than 105,000 people visited one of our Information Centres located at hospitals and community settings across the UK. We supported healthcare professionals to deliver more than 65,000 holistic needs assessments and our Macmillan nurses, support workers and palliative care nurses reached approximately 700,000 people living with cancer.