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• "It's Only Skin Cancer"

  A cautionary tale of personal experience and common misconception

  dolphin99 16 hours ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Mr U 1 day ago
• Wittering away...

  Rowan8a3264 1 day ago
• Slightly Inconvenienced by Prostate Cancer

  Lemsip 2 days ago
• Peter's Blog

  A blog about bowel cancer at a young age

  HawkeyeBrown 3 days ago
• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 4 days ago
• Kidney Not

  Mmum 5 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 10 days ago
• Looking after Mr. B

  Miranda t 10 days ago
• One Life Live It

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

  Irishgirl16 11 days ago

Latest blog posts

• My Journey on Paclitaxel

  Monday 15th April 4rh day post 3rd Paclitaxel

  Woke in the night with the start of some pain this time in my shoulders, took a little morphine and went back to sleep. Got up and showered before the district nurse turned up today. Line was flushed and dressing changed.  Hopefully only one mor...

  Alison218 over 2 years ago
• My Journey on Paclitaxel

  Sunday 14th April after 3rd day after 3rd Paclitaxel

  Feeling quite good at the moment. No aches or anything as yet. Had a short walk, felt little tired afterwards but nothing too serious.  District nurses coming tomorrow, I'm hoping that I won't need them much longer. 

  Alison218 over 2 years ago
• Some Mistake ?

  Hair today ....

  I had just found out that I had breast cancer, that I needed a lumpectomy, and that my long, natural curls were also going to come off. Where I had once regarded Nicol Kidman as being short on follicles, I was going to be envying Bruce Willis. Of far...

  Optimus over 2 years ago
• secondary lung cancer from throat cancer 5 years ago

  secondary lung cancer from throat cancer 5 years ago

  hi, so thought i was in the 90 percent with a success story but i now have secondary lung cancer from my throat cancer. incurable. having palliative chemo. cannot have immunitherapy. and im so unwell. 4 weeks now, doses of chemo every week. so tired,...

  Sinkorswum over 2 years ago
• My Journey on Paclitaxel

  Saturday 13th April 2nd day after 3rd Paclitaxel

  Had a fairly good night's sleep, apart from the takeaway fish and chips were caus8ng a bit of reflux. Woke at 2.30 popped to the loo, and managed to et back to sleep until just after 6.30 which was brilliant after just having chemo. Think last ni...

  Alison218 over 2 years ago
• Lindylou

  Mrs

  Hello everyone, I’m new to this forum so not sure what to do. By chance I have been diagnosed with lung cancer ( had a scan for something else). I am still totally shell shocked, I had no symptoms at all. They wouldn’t give me chemo ...

  Lynnliv over 2 years ago
• My Journey on Paclitaxel

  Friday 12th April Day 1 of 3rd Paclitaxel

  Well that was one hell of a long day today. Up early with the dawn chorus, and that big orange thing in the sky making an appearance. Got up, had breakfast and made up a picnic to take in to todays Chemo. I was due in at 1.30 but arrived just after 1...

  Alison218 over 2 years ago
• Chemo Diary

  25) Third Zometa coming up

  Time is flying - I have my third Zometa coming up but I have  also had had some worrying symptoms that need investigating too :( I am having some scans to investigate the cause.  Hopefully it will be good news but the scanxiety is begi...

  Meanegg over 2 years ago
• A Blip...

  Post Op

  Now I am 'recuperating at home' the next few days are a bit of a blur. People bring cards and flowers, my sister sends Cyberjammies, my partner provides tea, toast and a lot of sympathy. I do the exercises, I read, I find myself not wanting t...

  Caz 17 over 2 years ago
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  Community News

  International Cancer Support: Connecting across borders in our Online Community

  Explore how our online Community connects members globally. This blog highlights how our Community is a safe space for anyone affected by cancer, no matter where you are or where you've come from.

  Dylan - Online Community Team over 2 years ago