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• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Mr U 15 hours ago
• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b

  W J 16 hours ago
• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 2 days ago
• Community News

  This is a place where you can read about everything that's happening on Macmillan's Community. From guest stories, to sharing awareness months, here is where you'll hear about all of the latest from Macmillan's Community.

  Lizzie - Online Community Team 2 days ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 8 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 15 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 16 days ago
• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

  Emotions 17 days ago
• Warm your teaspoon

  Mrs of husband with bowel cancer - T3 N1 - chemo to be followed by radio then anterior bowel - depending what they find. Oxaliplatin and Capecitabine being the prescribed drugs. `

  Sierraoscar 18 days ago
• Pete's cancer blog

  Peterb 23 days ago

Latest blog posts

• Prostate Cancer Recurrence - Triple Therapy

  Pre-Chemo

  2/7/24: Had chemo pre-assessment yesterday and all was OK, came away with supply of dexamethasone to start taking the morning of first treatment tomorrow (3/7/24). Based on previous experience I'll probably be unable to sleep much for a couple of...

  excavator over 2 years ago
• Facing the future: Together

  July Update ( May & June has been a bumpy road)

  Hi all, 

  Dal started on a trial back in March, I have added a link HERE to give you a bit more information on what it kind of involves.. it is a big read and mostly for professionals, but if you are like me, and interested in this type of thing, it can make a good afternoon read 

   Dal's treatment on April 12th went ahead, although his scan had been done on the 10th April, the full results of it had not been available, but the oncologist was not concerned, and over all April passed without any glitches...

  Lowedal over 2 years ago
• My Journey on Paclitaxel

  28th June 4th radiotherapy session completed

  Yesterday I had my 3rd radiotherapy session, I was really not looking forward to it. Only because its been very uncomfortable afterwards when the heat and itching and nettle stings cut in. All went smoothly and again was over withing 15 mins. We met ...

  Alison218 over 2 years ago
• All set

  Just about to start

  Well, this journey is now real. Just had my staging laparoscopy this week so it is early doors for me. Already astounded by the mutual kinship in this community. I need to understand some of the mnemonics Flot, Pics etc but I am sure this will become...

  MusicHelps over 2 years ago
• A Year of Fear, Friendship, Love, Loss and Living

  My Story

  I have a form of Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma that I know is coming back. Fortunately, I made it through treatment in one piece and have been in remission now for almost three years. Along the way, I experienced almost every emotion imaginable and lea...

  C Survivor over 2 years ago
• Grant’s prostrate cancer Chemo blog

  let’s go and kill some cancer, cycle 1, Day O

  Wednesday 26/06/24 Here I was, flying on the ceiling with lots of Dex tabs running through my veins, outside Scarborough hospital, on a very sunny and hot Wednesday afternoon. I was ready to kill some cancer! This bastard is going to really get it I ...

  Grantyo12 over 2 years ago
• Grant’s prostrate cancer Chemo blog

  Sleep deprivation with Dexamethsone…

  25/06/24 John the kind chemotherapy nurse had issued me with the Dexamethsone (Dex) at the pre assessment meeting. Their purpose is to reduce reaction to the IV Docetaxel and reduce inflammation and reactions when you get home. 8 tablets in total, th...

  Grantyo12 over 2 years ago
• Grant’s prostrate cancer Chemo blog

  Chemo pre assessment meeting

  Monday 24/06/24. To get to this point had felt like a long time coming. All the tests, scans, poking and prodding had led to this point. No more waiting. No more lists or letters. Here we were, on a hot sunny day in Scarborough hospital,  in a r...

  Grantyo12 over 2 years ago
• Grant’s prostrate cancer Chemo blog

  My story up to my chemo beginning to give you the background.

  15/03/24 - I was 56 years old, now just turned 57. I was called in for my old man cholesterol and blood tests. Reluctantly I went to the docs. During the chat. I mentioned that my Dad had prostrate cancer whether the same age as me. It had been cured...

  Grantyo12 over 2 years ago
• Anniversary

  An adventure

  Its June 2024, two years since my routine blood test. Two years after my PSA had increased. In those 2 years I have had treatment for 5 different primary cancers. I’m alive, relatively well and strong, and starting to realize that maybe I&rsqu...

  Pobby over 2 years ago