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• "It's Only Skin Cancer"

  A cautionary tale of personal experience and common misconception

  dolphin99 13 hours ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Mr U 15 hours ago
• Wittering away...

  Rowan8a3264 23 hours ago
• Slightly Inconvenienced by Prostate Cancer

  Lemsip 1 day ago
• Peter's Blog

  A blog about bowel cancer at a young age

  HawkeyeBrown 2 days ago
• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 3 days ago
• Kidney Not

  Mmum 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 9 days ago
• Looking after Mr. B

  Miranda t 9 days ago
• One Life Live It

  Sadly not a LandRover road trip, but my journey through breast cancer

  Irishgirl16 10 days ago

Latest blog posts

• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted

  Bloods

  I am still on my gap because of my bloods were low. I’ve been very tired, a bit more than usual. My iron and other levels were under the cusps.  This time I gave blood for the general and extra to check everything. They’ve told me fr...

  W J 3 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 426: Am I in pain when I sleep?

  Post 426: Am I in pain when I sleep? I wake up tired, in pain I go to bed tired, in see Am I in pain when I sleep. It’s a fair question surely? But I haven’t time to think about it because I’m counting the minutes till my next fi...

  Mr U 4 months ago
• Living with Desdemona

  Chemo Second Cycle, Week Two: Desdemona's Take’s A Holiday

  Well, I’m now at the end of week two, post chemo-cycle two, and I’m feeling great. I’ve been a little more careful with trying to avoid infection risks this time, but not draconian, I’ve still gone out and about, just kept my ...

  Desdemona 4 months ago
• A trip with triple negative breast cancer

  Perspective

  A few months ago, I was invited to become a MacMillan Community Champion. It’s a voluntary role and it involves doing what I do anyway - trying to provide some support to people going through cancer diagnosis and treatment. I mostly reply to po...

  Coddfish 4 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 425: Give a penny, give a pound.

  Post 425: Give a penny, give a pound. These last few weeks have told on me it’s even hard to have a pee Jeremy Clarkson’s joined the club I know what’s the chat down at his pub You women get to join this fun Waiting hours on painf...

  Mr U 4 months ago
• My Epic Battle Against Hodgkin's Lymphoma

  Communicating Your Diagnosis

  Last week, my most recent PET scan confirmed that the Lymphoma is in remission and I only need one more cycle of chemo. This news was absolutely amazing and I am excited to finish treatment but also apprehensive about getting back to life after treat...

  ROSOLotty 4 months ago
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  Community News

  Wellbeing Wednesday - Men's Health Week 2026 and opening up conversations about cancer

  This Wellbeing Wednesday blog focuses on Men’s Health Week in 2026 which runs from 15-21 June. At Macmillan, we’re using the opportunity to help raise awareness of the importance of men talking about their health and finding the right cancer support.

  Steph - Online Community Team 4 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 424: Still struggling to sit, and AFib is back already.

  Post 424: Still struggling to sit, and AFib is back already. Happy Birthday Big Sis. Have a lovely day. I’d give this a miss if I were you. Go and read your book not this. You have been warned. ———— What day is this...

  Mr U 4 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 423: Tears for everything today admin & pains mostly.

  Post 423: Tears for everything today admin & pains mostly. I can’t help thinking that the pain of administration ought to be equal to the pain my body and maybe it is but today I’ve cried and cried and cried My back has been a real ...

  Mr U 4 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 422: Dinner Out at the Place (But It Used to Be a Palace).

  Post 422: Dinner Out at the Place (But It Used to Be a Palace). Although we had a lovely time, the day was marred by my sudden and fierce pain attack of the spine and lower torso. That thankfully went away after fifteen minutes and tomorrow will hop...

  Mr U 4 months ago