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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. 

Macmillan Information Blogs
  • Random act of kindness
    Random act of kindness
    6 months ago
  • The Changing Faces of Cancer- Scalp cooling, Hair loss and Regrowth.
    The Changing Faces of Cancer- Scalp cooling, Hair loss and Regrowth.
    over 2 years ago
  • If I could go back to the day of my cancer diagnosis
    If I could go back to the day of my cancer diagnosis
    over 2 years ago

Latest blog updates

  • To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?
    Mr U 16 hours 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.
    Dylan - Online Community Team 1 day ago
  • WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted
    W J 2 days ago
  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 5 days ago
  • Multiple Myeloma
    Tess123 11 days ago
  • Mumofcancer
    Mumofcancer 18 days ago
  • One Step At A Time
    Phild26 19 days ago
  • Cycle 19 and not working anymore
    Emotions 20 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 21 days ago
  • Pete's cancer blog
    Peterb 26 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • Community News
    Catching up with the Soft Tissue sarcoma forum

    With the many different Community groups you can get support from here, it’s not always possible to keep up to date with everything that’s being discussed. 

    This blog is highlighting some of the recent discussions from the Soft tissue Sarcoma forum to help keep our members connected with each other. Although you may not share the same cancer type, there will probably be some similarities with the questions asked from emotional challenges and practical needs. 

    There may be some featured discussions...

    Megan- Online Community Team over 4 years ago
  • Community News
    Online Community downtime: Thursday 21st July 2022- 7am to 10am

    There is some planned maintenance taking place on Macmillan’s website on Thursday 21st July, from 7am-10am.

    So that this essential maintenance can take place, the Online Community will experience some downtime. This means that members will not be able to log in, or join the Online Community, between 7am - 10am On Thursday 21st July 2022.

    We know how important the Community is as a source of support for our members, so we always do our best to ensure the site is not unavailable for any longer than...

    Megan- Online Community Team over 4 years ago
  • The Eyes have it
    I didn’t even know it was a thing
    A freckle they said, in my eye!  How on earth do you get freckles in your eye? I’d had these weird flashes in my left eye.  Nothing too bad just fleeting, the kind that makes you think something is moving just out of sight.  Thes...
    Former Member over 4 years ago
  • TCHP journey
    Wedding Day! Not mine!
    Just over a week ago I was told by my oncologist that I had residual cancer cells following TCHP chemo & surgery 3 weeks ago with 16mm found in breast tumour & 4mm in 1 lymph node 6 were removed.Tuesday I started IV Kadcyla!Weds rung by my BC...
    Amelie11 over 4 years ago
  • A trip with triple negative breast cancer
    Musings on diet and chemo
    One of the horrible aspects of EC chemo is that it temporarily affects your taste buds so that many types of food taste flat, or just not quite right. I have found each cycle a little worse from this perspective - a day or two longer, more foods affe...
    Coddfish over 4 years ago
  • Community News
    Managing cancer and side effects at work: Elvina’s story

    Do you feel you have the right support at work?

    Lots of people affected by cancer, like Elvina, don’t always feel they have the support they need from their employer, manager, or from the sickness policies in place at work. Lots of people may feel worried about work when they are affected by cancer.

    Here in the Online Community, we’re featuring a new series working with Macmillan’s Digital Storytelling Project, where people affected by cancer have created their own videos to talk about their...

    Eliza -Online Community Team over 4 years ago
  • A trip with triple negative breast cancer
    EC Round 4
    Feeling delighted to have entered the halfway stage. Once I have processed this one, it will be 12 weeks of Paclitaxel. Also delighted that round 3 improved enormously after my last post. Once I had resolved the constipation, the rest of the cycle pa...
    Coddfish over 4 years ago
  • Kidney Not
    Incessant Thirst
    After I started on ipi/nivo in January I noticed I started drinking copious amounts of tea.  I was relieved there were no immediate side effects, the ones they warn you about; diarrhoea, sickness, itching, so I just thought it was a fu...
    Mmum over 4 years ago
  • Community News
    Rebellious hope – Reflecting on the legacy of Dame Deborah James

    Credit: Dan Williams / The Sun / News Licensing

    Here on the Community team, we were all very saddened to hear that Dame Deborah James had passed away from Bowel cancer at the end of June. After spending some time reflecting on what she meant to those affected by Bowel cancer, and thinking about her amazing legacy, we wanted to dedicate today’s Community News Blog to Deborah and all those who knew and loved her.

    Deborah was an incredible inspiration to so many and fought to raise awareness of...

    Former Member over 4 years ago
  • bcg
    Bladder cancer
    Hello, can anyone tell me how long you have to wait until you can resume BCG after taking nitrofurantoin antibiotic tablets Thank you Sylviron
    sylvieron over 4 years ago
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