Blogging can be a great way to journal your experiences and share with others. Why not create your own cancer journey blog, or have a read of other blogs created by our members?
Unsure how to get started? Take a look at our help pages on blogs.
Lots of members here on the Community talk about how it can be difficult to deal with unhelpful advice and reactions from other people when you have cancer. Katy is here to reassure you that you’re not alone if you’ve felt frustrated by what people say.
This is our latest instalment in our series with with Macmillan’s Digital Storytelling Project, where people affected by cancer have created their own videos to talk about their experiences. For August’s Story of the Month, we’re featuring...
Hi everyone
my wife has just been diagnosed with RCC intermediate stage. Apparently, that's half way between stages 3 and 4. The cancer has spread outside her left kidney towards her lung and adrenal gland. It sounds very bad, but we live in hope. She has just started a course of Ipilimumab and nivolumab which we have been told is the gold standard treatment, which it seems to be.
Naturally, we're both in the dark, and frightened of the likely consequences of her diagnosis and just looking for...
Starting chemo in 10 days and told will lose hair within 2 weeks, I live in West Sussex and need to know if anyone has found or used a good place to get a wig/ toupee, I am a male and have full head of hair so will be devistated to lose it, anybody please advise
Things have been going ok for Dal since he came out of hospital, he has had some swelling on his knee which is unexplained, but an ultrasound on his entire leg proved that no blood clots were present, so we continue to monitor this.
We took a camping trip to Somerset, just a long weekend, it is amazing what a short trip away can do to make you feel better about life in general.
Treatment continues - just about to start treatment number 57! It's hard to believe everything that we have been through...
Secondary cancer is one way of describing cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. We have lots of members in the Community who have been diagnosed with a secondary cancer or are supporting loved ones with a secondary cancer. Other members might feel concerned about secondary cancers throughout their cancer experience.
The Community works as an online cancer support group and provides an opportunity for you to virtually connect with others in similar circumstances. You might like some support...
