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These news items are generated and published by Macmillan's Online Community Team. In this section you’ll find some posts written by the Online Community team in partnership with our Cancer Information Development team. We also feature personal stories from our members.

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  • Cancer & me 35 years on - Metastases and radiotherapy

    cancer & me 35 years on written over a sketch of a nurse sitting on a patient's bed while the patient is lying down. There are flowers on the bedside table.
                                               Sketch, and all other artwork, by Willo

    Today we are back with the next instalment of Willo’s blog, ‘Cancer & me 35 years on’.  Willo was diagnosed with Anal cancer in 1986 while living in Zambia. In this blog series Willo has been sharing her experience of living through and beyond cancer. Alongside sharing everything she has been through, Willo has also been sharing the amazing…

  • Planned maintenance: Tuesday 31st August, 2pm-8pm

    On Tuesday 31st August, the Community will be down for maintenance from 2pm – 8pm. This means the Community will not be accessible during these hours.

    We’re carrying out some planned maintenance, which will help ensure the Community continues to run smoothly. This maintenance will not impact anything that users see on the site and only consists of ‘under the hood’ fixes and upkeep. This maintenance will help us…

  • Head and neck cancer - when food is fuel

    A photo of a pathway leading into a tunnel formed by overhanging trees

    We know that receiving a cancer diagnosis can be scary, especially when you don’t know what to expect.

    Members in the Community have been there. They can help you to face those worries. Through shared experiences, they can help you face the unknown and make you feel much less alone. 

    In this Community New Blog, we’re highlighting the head and neck cancer group and some of the issues members face through treatment…