Free Cancer Information CDs Now Available

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Article Date: 16 Jun 2009 - 0:00 PDT

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Healthcare professionals can now order a number of Macmillan Cancer Support's free, high-quality cancer information booklets in CD format.

Macmillan has produced 37 audio CDs for people living with cancer who have any disability or visual impairment which may make reading difficult, or who simply prefer information in audio format.

Sue Green, Senior Information Development Nurse at Macmillan Cancer Support, says:

"Following a diagnosis of cancer, people often feel confused, anxious and afraid. High-quality information can help people affected by cancer to feel more in control and able to plan their lives, and can take away some of the fear and isolation they may feel.

"People may struggle to take in everything they're told about their treatment and the side-effects it may cause so information to have at home is really important. They can take information away and listen to it in their own time, in the comfort of their own home."

The CDs give information and advice about specific types of cancer, different types of treatment and possible side-effects, and the emotional effects of cancer.

Cynthia Higgins, a retired nurse, has had difficulty reading since being treated for Ocular Melanoma in 1997. She says:

"Macmillan's new CDs give people with visual impairment a degree of independence and a sense of privacy. It's very difficult to ask, even a loving relative, to continually go over a passage they are reading to you, or to find a section you want to hear again. It also allows people the opportunity to react to the information in private."

To order from Macmillan's range of audio CDs, visit be.macmillan.org.uk

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Macmillan Cancer Support

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