A FREE support line run by a cancer charity received 440 calls from people in Worcestershire in 2014, the majority of which were people asking for medical information and emotional support, while the remainder were regarding welfare and financial guidance.
Macmillan Cancer Support received 148,792 calls to its 0808 8080000 line last year.
The amount of people living with cancer in the UK is expected to hit 2.5 million this year, up almost half a million since 2010.
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