To hate charity adverts especially cancer ones

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I'm totally sick of them. I've had cancer and I don't want to be reminded every five minutes.

Agree. Cancer research and macmillqn specifically are horrific xx

Yes, hate them. Especially when I've had to tell an under 10 that a grandmother will start treatment for cancer next week. Child is in bits, especially if cancer advert is on.

There seems to be no watershed timing either!

I think their message is powerful. However, they suggest that the majority of people survive cancer - which is hopefully true - but when someone has recently been told there is no further treatment, these adverts are like a kick in the teeth.

Agree. Hate them. I now only watch iplayer, Netflix etc. No adverts.

I hate them too. When my Dad was I'll, Macmillan told me that they couldn't help him or my Mum, as it was the "wrong" type of cancer.

Their ads were everywhere the Christmas after he died. It really upset me.

One in two people now get cancer. Including me. My kids don't need reminding of this shit, my badly napper and sunken face tells them every day.

The radio is just as bad as the TV.

Back to my kindle with me...

Agreed. I don't donate to any charities that advertise on TV.

I'm also a survivor and don't want to be reminded all the time.

Totally agree , cancer adverts are awful when somebody close to you has just died

Cannot agree more. They are awful. Lost my mum and dad to cancer in 2015. Both aged 59 and exactly 6 months apart. I lived, dreamt, slept and breathed cancer for over a year while they were both ill. I appreciate the work McMillan did and many people I know would not be alive today without the research carried out by cancer charities but the shock tactics of the advertising is crap. I still struggle with coming to terms with my situation and being reminded of it every time I watch tv is too much

Problem is, that they need donations to continue their work with people who have cancer now. Without the means to attract the attention of the giving public, they wouldn't exist. And we need them.

They are following me round FB just at the minute. I'm off for an assessment tomorrow, I could do without it.

I've complained about the graphic animal ones on Sky in the daytime before now too.

I hate them. I don’t need to be guilted into donating and actually now only donate to local charities that don’t advertise in such a way.
I’m sorry to all those who have been so personally upset by them - they must indeed be a real kick if you’ve been told they can’t help you. Xx

100% agree.

@Notquiterichenough couldn't agree more. They've been less than fucking useless with me.

Told me to apply for a form telling me I have less than 6months to live. Not true.

Promised everyone receiving chemo £50 worth of gifts for each child at christmas. It's never appeared.

Gave me the advice of 'turning my key and walking away from my business' essentially leaving 16 people unemployed & me without a penny.

Absolute idiots

Anything illness or disability related should be fully funded by central Government. Should be no need for charities like this at all really. That's my view.

YANBU. I've got terminal cancer so I find them a bit difficult at the moment. Especially when they put them on catch up players where there's no option to fast forward. It's the "beating cancer" type ones that I find worst. It's a sneaky fucker. You can never really know you've beaten cancer until you die of something else. But I suppose that's not a very cheery message for an advert

MacMillan have been extremely good to me and DH for several years now (ongoing cancer).

I do hate the "Anyone can survive cancer" messages though. Not everyone can...it depends on what sort of cancer and a zillion other things.

Agree with you OP. The emotional mother-and-daughter one tearing-up was especially awful IMO.

Hate them. I've been in remission for 4 yearsand cancer is no longer my first thought when I wake in the morning. DS1 was 6 when I was diagnosed and still gets hugely upset by any mention of cancer. DD was a newborn but lost a favourite paternal great aunt to it and still gets distressed by reference to it.

I have them too,I lost my mum to very aggressive breast cancer 25 years ago ? I still find it hard . I've also had a couple of cancer scares this year. If I wanted to give them money I would, do they actually make enough money to cover the cost of the ads?

@WhatWouldLeslieKnopeDo

goose they wouldn't run the ads if they didn't make a good return in investment.

Charities who are not in the public eye have a much harder time raising funds for their work.

Hate hate hate them. I had cancer as a child and then lost my father to cancer at the age of 23. I walked down the aisle without him and he never met my children. I do not need to be reminded of the hell of cancer. I hate the survivor ones firstly not everyone can and those of us that do have a lifetime of guilt and related health problems. I hate the children with cancer ones as I was once one of those children and I hated the pity and the sad looks.
I want to watch tv for relaxation not anything to do with cancer.

totally agree, i lost my dad to cancer a few months ago and yes they need to raise funds but not in a way that upsets people so much. i find the ads really distressing and am less likely to give to the charity because of it. same with chuggers who say things like "oh you don't care about cancer?" yes I damn well do you berk