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

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

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

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    • Community News Blog: Cancer & me 35 years on - Vol 10 'A Chance encounter'

      Rachel - Macmillan
      Rachel - Macmillan

      'Cancer & me 35 years on, Vol 10' written over a photograph of lots of tubes of paints and paintbrushes laid out on a wooden table.

      We are back today with a further instalment of Willo's blog series 'Cancer & me 35 years on.' Willo is a member of our Community who was diagnosed with…

      • 5 Apr 2021
    • Community News Blog: Let's talk about treatment: sinus cancer and surgery.

      Steph - Macmillan
      Steph - Macmillan

      A black and white portrait image of Dan, wearing a patch over one eye.

      Dan (pictured above), known on the site as Defiantlydisfigured, was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma in the ethmoid sinus in 2012, which is a very…

      • 5 Apr 2021

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    • can anyone suggest reading material to help me in my grief?

      Happy5
      Happy5

      My beloved husband passed away in July, nearly nine months ago,  after five awful months of pancreatic cancer. We had fallen in love fifty two years ago, and been married for forty years. The grief is overwhelming. Grief, loss, sadness, missing him terribly…

      • 9 days ago
      • Bereaved spouses and partners forum
      • Bereaved spouses and partners - Discussion Forum
    • Sun creams on prescription

      Dekpw1
      Dekpw1

      Hello, just a quick query and apologies if it has been asked before - but are sun creams available on prescription for people who have had skin cancer diagnosis?  Thanks. 

      • 11 days ago
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      Megan- Macmillan
      Megan- Macmillan

      You may remember the ‘Winter picture festival’ that was featured on the Community at the end of last year. We've received such great feedback from the members that took part, and others who loved seeing the pictures posted, so we have decided to do something…

      • 1 month ago
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