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Macmillan Cancer Support wishes to thank the following people and organisations for their support:

  • all the people who allowed us to include their experiences of having cancer
  • all the Macmillan professionals and other health professionals who gave their expert advice
  • the teachers and young people who reviewed and commented on the website
  • education consultants
  • Cancervive
  • Cancer Research UK
  • CanTeen Ireland
  • ClicSargent
  • UKCCSG (UK Children's Cancer Study Group)
  • National Cancer Institute
  • Lymphoma Association
  • www.CancerIndex.org
  • www.kidshealth.org

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