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

  Mr U 6 hours ago
• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted

  W J 1 day ago
• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 4 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 4 days ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 9 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 16 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 18 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

  Peterb 24 days ago

Latest blog posts

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  Community News

  Help when you’re a helper: Dennis’ story

  Dennis is sharing his story and experiences as a carer for his wife, who was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia. Dennis talks about his mental health and how he found support from Macmillan.

  Eliza -Online Community Team over 3 years ago
• A trip with triple negative breast cancer

  Pembrolizumab 1 - 0 Cancer

  The scores on the doors after my first 12 week block of pembrolizumab and nab-Paclitaxel are in, and it’s looking promising. The liver MRI showed some reduction in the liver lesions, and the CT scan isn’t showing anything new elsewhere. T...

  Coddfish over 3 years ago
• RIG feeding

  Letti asks - Any advice?

  Hi, I was diagnosed with head and neck cancer Nov 2021. After surgery to remove 2 tumours from back of mouth and under tongue I was recovering well until starting radiotherapy. 8 sessions into prescribed 30, the side effects started. A week later I b...

  Letti over 3 years ago
• My journey with Bladder Cancer

  Update: Week 10: The Chemo cycle 2!

  Let's recap, Chemo is a cocktail of poisons. My treatment name is GemCarbo (Gemcitabine and Carboplatin) administered intravenously. A cycle consists of week 1 day1 Both chemicals, week 2 day 8 Gemb, Week 3 No treatment (to recover to do it all...

  kaspont over 3 years ago
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  Community News

  Coping with bereavement

  It can be a difficult thing to process losing a loved one, realising that your loved one may not have long left. Here's how some of the Online Community members express their thought and feeling around bereavement.

  Syed - Macmillan over 3 years ago
• My journey with oesophageal cancer.

  My journey with cancer

  About two years ago I was struggling to eat, spoke to a GP who said it was indigestion, I knew it wasn’t as food wasn’t getting down to my stomach. The GP put me on indigestion tablets for two months. After the first month the pain on try...

  GrandmaS over 3 years ago
• When lightening strikes twice.....

  How, why and......

  Hi, I am the sole carer of my dad. 11 years ago we had a rough ride on the cancer train when dad was diagnosed with tongue cancer. He under went chemo and radiotherapy. He suffered a stroke and a heart attack whilst undergoing treatment. We have had ...

  Seas over 3 years ago
• Chondrosarcoma of the Rib - a journey

  Next steps - finding a surgeon

  Following the diagnosis, I received a 'fast track' for the NHS sarcoma service but an appointment wasn't available for two weeks and was with a respiratory doctor rather than a surgeon.  If I'd have stayed with the NHS I would ha...

  NetTiger over 3 years ago
• Chondrosarcoma of the Rib - a journey

  Finding Out

  Just a bit of background - I'm a non-smoker, run 5 miles several times a week, generally active because of two dogs to exercise.  Fit and healthy in all respects.  In January 2023 I had a brief flu - nothing really bad - but I found mys...

  NetTiger over 3 years ago
• My journey with Bladder Cancer

  Update: Week 9: The Chemo phase!

  As cycle 1 draws to a close, and a well earned treatment free week, as I build my strength up to deal with the next cycle. It seems strange to consider that is already 25% of chemo completed and the Cancer is dead and dying! It has been a challenge,...

  kaspont over 3 years ago