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.
It's Brain Tumour Awareness month in March, so in this Community News Blog, we'll be highlighting related content in the Community and signposting to useful resources. We know it can be hard to know where to turn when you or a loved one has been diagnosed, so we hope you'll find some useful pointers in this blog.
According to our information and support pages, there are many different types of brain tumour. They are often named after the cell they develop from or the part of the brain...
All this time - since mastectomy surgery in April 2020 - I've been fretting about having wonky boob appearance. Wearing my blancmange (prosthesis!) is fine, balancing vey neatly with my natural boob, even passing the test of looking good in my beloved old stripy Gap tee shirt. I asked my husband to check this (a weird request but we're used to weirdness by now) and he said I looked 'normal' and anyway even if I didn't nobody would notice. He meant - I hope - that any unevenness would...
This photo was taken at 7:05 am on a Sunday while I was volunteering at Kielder for the running weekend. The grey bar across the middle is actually a fog bank drifting over Kielder water and there is one lone duck swimming from the shore to the jetty. – David
Anniversaries can mean something different to everyone, it can be the birthday of a loved one, a wedding anniversary, or the anniversary of a diagnosis or of their passing. These significant dates can be difficult to cope with for many...
Cancer can often seem to be linked to your gender. It can be easy to make assumptions that only women get womb cancer, or only men get prostate cancer. When chatting to others on the Online Community, sometimes it might feel easy to presume who someone is due to their or their loved one’s diagnosis. Anna, Macmillan’s LGBT+ Network Lead, is here to talk about why it’s important not to make assumptions when talking to others online, and how this can help our Community cancer for...
My son had a mole but noticed it had changed colour and risen. Rang doctors and sent them a picture within 2 mins they rang back saying he's being referred within 2weeks for urgent referral. Should I be worried? What will they do there?
Hi everyone,
Due to some planned maintenance, the Online Community will enter a read-only mode between 6:00am and 9:00am on Wednesday 17th March 2021.
This means that you will not be able to log in, post or reply on the Online Community during this time. You will still be able to read posts and blogs on the site.
If you feel you need some support while the Online Community is unavailable, please remember our Support Line is here for you. Our teams are available 8am-8pm, 7 days a week on freephone 0808...
