NHS STILL AVAILABLE FOR CANCER SUPPORT
THE start of 2021 is proving to be an acutely challenging time for people with cancer, the NHS and for cancer care.
Indeed, it’s clear that this is the most worrying time in recent history to get a cancer diagnosis.
At Macmillan, people are calling our support line every day to tell us about the heightened anxiety, loneliness and distress that they are feeling.
On our support line – open seven days a week on 0808 808 00 00 – specially trained nurses, counsellors and financial support advisors are available to help anyone affected by, or worried about, cancer.
They can provide comprehensive information and advice, as well as emotional support, to help people with cancer cope with the additional strain of the Coronavirus pandemic.
We know doctors and nurses are working in unspeakably difficult conditions and are having to make tough decisions every day.
Healthcare professionals are doing everything they can to keep cancer care on track, but we also know that some treatment – operations, for example – are being cancelled or postponed because essential services such as ITU are full of seriously ill