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Cancer Voices

Have cancer? Had cancer? Relative, friend, partner or carer of someone with cancer?
Use your cancer experience to help improve the future of cancer care.

 

Get involved and make a difference!

join cancer voices buttonCancer Voices is a unique and powerful way to make life better for everyone affected by cancer. Join the Cancer Voices Network (via the Opportunities Exchange) and discover all the ways Macmillan and other cancer-related organisations (such as the NHS) need your help and experience.

And you can make a big difference simply by sending emails, using the phone or attending a meeting. Get involved: it's easy and empowering – and a great way to learn new skills. You might even find it fun!

Take a survey, tell your story to the media or even help influence government policy… it all helps.

If you're already a Cancer Voice, login here!

 

What you can do

There are many things you can do to have an impact. Here are some of the ways Cancer Voices needs your experience:

  • tell us what should be improved in your area
  • give your opinion on cancer information materials
  • talk to schools about your cancer experience
  • join a hospital's advisory group
  • campaign to change cancer policy


How much time does it take?

Two people talkingYou can dedicate as much or as little time as you want. We know you may be in treatment or getting back to work – so do it at your own pace. It's all managed online, so it's easy to keep organised.

 

How it works…

Just join the Cancer Voices Network, and tell us about your experience. We then match you up with all kinds of great ways to get involved. More than 1,300 people affected by cancer are already part of the network and organisations are adding opportunities for you all the time.

Read more about how Cancer Voices works, here.

 

 

cancer voices megaphoneWhat people say about being a Cancer Voice:

"I signed up as a Cancer Voice a few weeks after my wife died of kidney cancer. I gave an interview to my local newspaper to help raise awareness and did book reviews at home for Macmillan publications. Joining Cancer Voices got me through a very difficult period of my life and gave me a focus."   Terry, 52, Tyne & Wear

"My mother and I have both had breast cancer. By joining Cancer Voices we've met lots of people at regional conferences and support groups. We've also been on courses to help improve our day-to day health through nutrition. It's been inspirational and has helped us go out and raise awareness in the Asian community."   Toral Shah, 31, Surrey