Online Community

  • Online Community

    If you or someone you care about has been diagnosed with cancer, we're here to help.

Welcome to the Online Community

The Online Community understands what it’s like to have cancer. We are an online forum with 90,000 members: and they have all been there. Support is available 24 hours a day, in a safe environment.

Join us to ask questions, share your experiences and your emotions. Or start by exploring our community areas below.

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Join other users for discussion and support.

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Journal your experiences and share with others.

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Questions about cancer? Our experts are here to help. 

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Community Conversations

    Featured Groups

    Help Group

    Bowel cancer forum

    Breast cancer forum


     Prostate cancer forum

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    Community News

    FEATURED POSTS

    • A new normal

      Hi everyone,

      I first came onto this site a couple of months ago. I'm 40 years old, a non smoker and I had just found out that I had stage 4 lung cancer that had spread to my liver. I was feeling dreadful. Not just the emotional shock of finding out I…

    • Childhood Cancer Support

      Hello,

      I am 28 years old and had stage 4 neuroblastoma as a child. I’ve struggled with both the physical and mental health impact my whole life.

      I was diagnosed with CPTSD around 4 years ago and have worked through a lot of the flashbacks, nightmares…

    • Positive Distractions - What Gives You Pleasure?

      Positive distractions? We could all use them, whether still waiting for or undergoing treatment, whether we're getting on with our lives inbetween hospital-calls & appointments for surgeries or find ourselves on that road after treatment trying to get…

    Unanswered Posts

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