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 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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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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Cancer and coronavirus

We understand that people are worried about COVID-19. Our coronavirus hub contains the latest guidance for people affected by cancer.

Community Conversations

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    Featured Posts

    • 30 Year old mum

      I have been recently diagnosed with breast cancer. I am a mum to a 4 year old and a 8 year. I’m so frightened. I don’t know what to say to them. I’m worried I won’t be able to look after them when I start my chemo. Am I just overthinking things?…

    • Any tips for exhaustion please!

      Hello there everyone! I’m new here

      My name is Leah and I have a grade 3 anapalastic astrocytoma brain tumour. I had surgery May and I’m currently having radiotherapy 5 days a week, I’m on week 3 of 6 1/2, then I will have a year of chemo.…

    • hot hot hot

      can i ask how people are coping in this heat and are there any tips on how to get cool im not coping very well right now i dont think ive slept for days 

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