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

  Mr U 20 hours ago
• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 3 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 3 days ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 9 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 16 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 17 days ago
• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

  Emotions 18 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 19 days ago
• Pete's cancer blog

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Latest blog posts

• Mark 400

  Throat cancer reflections

  I was diagnosed with stage 2/3 cancer at the base of my tongue and tonsil in March 2020, just as we went into lockdown. I was 58 years old. My treatment didn't start until August 2020 because of lockdown, and it was an odd time for all of us. I w...

  Mark400 over 2 years ago
• Questions

  Travel insurance

  I was hoping to go to the Caribbean on a cruise in February 2024. The cost of insurance has left me sad that my travelling days might be over.  Any advice on getting travel insurance and companies to avoid please.  I used to be a travel age...

  Golden butterfly over 2 years ago
• But I’m never ill……..

  In the beginning was the lump…

  I’m never ill!….well, that was true until early July when applying moisturiser I came across a lump in my neck which had certainly not been there the day before.  Cue quick triage form to my GP surgery..fully expecting (hoping?) to ...

  Liz111 over 2 years ago
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  Community News

  “Don’t be afraid to speak up and say I am struggling”

  Looking after your mental health and wellbeing is so important as it influences the way you feel and cope when living with cancer. Today, one of our fabulous Community Champions Gbear is sharing her personal mental health journey in the hope it will help others who may be going through something similar at the moment.

  Megan- Online Community Team over 2 years ago
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  Community News

  How a cancer diagnosis is communicated – your experiences with online test results

  Online test results are speeding up cancer treatment and diagnosis. Options for how you receive your diagnosis are also improving. Not every option will suit every individual, and patient choice is key. If you received your test results online, or you have experience with receiving a diagnosis outside of the usual face-to-face consultation, we want to hear from you!

  Matthew - Online Community Team over 2 years ago
• The tonsils have to go!

  Preparing for battle

  With the diagnosis come a number of emotions.  Fear is the big one.  There are so many things that pop into your head that worry you, rational or irrational, they can affect your ability to get on with normal life. I found being able to con...

  Coxey over 2 years ago
• Questions

  Questions

  My mum's 4 sisters have been diagnosed with either breast or ovarian cancer this year, her other sister died last year with the same. Should I get tested for braca?

  LozzaFox over 2 years ago
• The tonsils have to go!

  The diagnosis

  It seems a long time ago now, almost 7 weeks, when the lump in my throat became noticeable. I was sure it was a bout of tonsillitis, as my wife and stepson had recently come down with the fever and the feeling like they were swallowing razor blades. ...

  Coxey over 2 years ago
• I'm too old for triple neg

  Shrinking/shrinkage

  This word comes up frequently in the breast cancer world I now inhabit !! I was musing on it - these are my thoughts. So in therapy terms we pray for shrinkage from chemo. If we're chemo pre surgery we hope for the cancer to shrink so the surgery...

  Vibby over 2 years ago
• Kidney Not

  Two Years On

  Two years ago I was diagnosed with stage 4 RCC on 24/11/2021.  What’s happened this year? Not a lot!  Treatment has continued and the primary tumour continues to shrink.   The latest size is 23mm which is an OK outcome from ...

  Mmum over 2 years ago