Macmillan Cancer Support

Macmillan Cancer Relief, doing business as Macmillan Cancer Support, provides practical, medical, emotional, and financial support to cancer care patients, friends, families, and communities. It operates cancer care units, as well as provides educational programs to train doctors, nurses, and students about cancer care. The company also provides emotional support through, phone, email, post, Web site, support groups, and trained professionals; financial support through grants; and information and support through mobile cancer information canters and campaigns. The company was founded in 1911 and is based in London and also has offices in Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and England.