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

  Mr U 21 hours ago
• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b

  W J 22 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

• Thoughts and musings on living with cancer from Brighton Biker

  1 - The start of an unwelcome journey

  My name is Andy, I am 45 years old, and I have f***ing prostate cancer. Somewhere in the fog of doubt, worry, and the attempt to carry on with life as normal, I am here, floundering and trying to make sense of it all. It’s been nearly four mon...

  BrightonBiker over 2 years ago
• My Journey on Paclitaxel

  Friday 26th April 4th and FINAL Paclitaxel Chemo Day 1

  I had a fairly restless nights sleep, mainly because I noticed a district nurse appointment for Monday. I was fretting that it meant they were going to prospone my Chemo today. But they didn't:)  In the post today a lovely surprise arrived f...

  Alison218 over 2 years ago
• Dignity Pants and other misnomers

  DEVASTATED!

  Apologies Not my usual tone of post at all. My trip to London next week has now been cancelled and surgery kicked into an unknown future date by a ridiculous oversight by the London team. Way back last summer, as part of the investigations into the l...

  Dignahtee over 2 years ago
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  Community News

  Feeling the need to scream and shout?

  Read this blog to find out how we are marking 'National Scream day'

  Megan- Online Community Team over 2 years ago
• A Blip...

  Follow up

  I went for my follow up appointment with the surgeon and - of course - the first thing he said was 'You're looking well' and the second thing he said was 'Good news! You won't need a second operation and you're cancer free&#39...

  Caz 17 over 2 years ago
• Dignity Pants and other misnomers

  But it’s not like that on the TV when it’s cool for cats

  Life is getting a little hardcore out here on Exmoor. In ‘Chop, Chop’ I described the massive Total Pelvic Extermination surgery that I am being lined up for. Now, one month after the initial video consultation with the surgeon, I am gett...

  Dignahtee over 2 years ago
• My Journey on Paclitaxel

  Thursday 25th April, 14th day post 3rd Paclitaxel

  I'm sorry I haven't posted much recently but I have been feeling a little low. I should have finished my Chemo 2 weeks ago but with my bloods playing up has postponed 2 of my sessions.  I had bloods taken on Monday, but when I had my spe...

  Alison218 over 2 years ago
• Kicking My Cancer's Arse

  Part 6: Playing for Time

  This is the sixth of my ongoing series of posts about my latest adventure – being diagnosed and treated for bowel cancer.  It follows on from the previous post published here on 19 March. It is has been another interesting month for n...

  Phil42 over 2 years ago
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  Community News

  Spotlight on our supportive Bladder cancer forum ahead of Bladder Cancer Awareness Month in May

  May will be Bladder cancer awareness month and there is lots of information and support available from Macmillan. Ahead of the start of the month, we are taking this opportunity to highlight some of the bladder cancer support available here on the Online Community.

  We are catching up with our Bladder cancer form and sharing how the members support each other every day of the year.

  If you have bladder cancer, or know someone who has, our online support group is here for you as long as you need us.

  Testing...

  Steph - Online Community Team over 2 years ago
• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b

  24/04/2024 Germs

  Not been in in a bit as Germs hit the house half way through the chemo cycle. Chest/ phlegm cough. Unfortunately this has popped or hurt something as in the morning in coughing up blood mixed in. Bright sometimes. Classes by afternoon but for last fo...

  W J over 2 years ago