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Showing support on World Cancer Day

04 February 2025
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Boots supports Macmillan this World Cancer Day

In the UK almost one in two of us will receive a cancer diagnosis in their lifetime. That is why Boots and Macmillan Cancer Support want to give everyone the cancer information and support they need, offering a range of accessible support services in stores across the UK.

Our Macmillan-trained specialists are always on hand to offer their support. We have over 2,200 Boots Macmillan Information Pharmacists trained to understand different types of cancer, treatment and able to answer questions about medication, with training now extended to Boots Macmillan Pharmacy Technicians too. We have 600 Boots Macmillan Beauty Advisors with advice and tips to manage the visible side effects of cancer and its treatment. Our more recent addition of Boots Macmillan Optician Professionals includes around 700 specialists who can support those living with eye-related cancers as well as those experiencing ocular side effects from cancer treatment, such as dry, sensitive and sore eyes.

In addition to our services, our partnership with Macmillan has raised over £22m since its start, and we’re pleased to announce that in 2024, Boots customers and colleagues have fundraised an incredible £1.1m!

For World Cancer Day, Macmillan asked their partners to ‘unite voices and take action’ by being seen in green. Hear first-hand from some of our Macmillan trained team members:

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Boots is the UK’s leading health and beauty retailer with over 52,000 team members and around 1,900 stores, ranging from local community pharmacies to large destination health and beauty stores.*

Boots serves its customers and patients for life as the leading provider of healthcare on the high street and the UK’s number one beauty destination. It offers an unrivalled depth and breadth of products, which incorporates its extensive own brand range and innovative portfolio of brands, including No7, the UK’s No1 skincare brand, Soap & Glory, Liz Earle Beauty and Sleek MakeUP.

2024 marks Boots’ 175th anniversary year. Founder John Boot opened a herbalist store in Nottingham in 1849 to offer an affordable alternative to traditional medicines. His son Jesse expanded the business to become a modern retailer and the biggest chemist in Britain. Throughout its history, Boots has listened, learned and innovated, and it continues to challenge itself to improve its products and services every day.

Boots is part of Walgreens Boots Alliance, which is a global leader in pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing retail.  More company information is available on boots-uk.com.

*Figures accurate as of 31 May 2024