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• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 12 minutes ago
• "It's Only Skin Cancer"

  A cautionary tale of personal experience and common misconception

  dolphin99 8 hours ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Mr U 13 hours ago
• Wittering away...

  Rowan8a3264 15 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.

  Wayne - Online Community Team 3 days ago
• Slightly Inconvenienced by Prostate Cancer

  Lemsip 6 days ago
• Peter's Blog

  A blog about bowel cancer at a young age

  HawkeyeBrown 7 days ago
• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 8 days ago
• Kidney Not

  Mmum 8 days ago
• Looking after Mr. B

  Miranda t 14 days ago

Latest blog posts

• A trip with triple negative breast cancer

  Starting treatment again

  I have a couple of appointments in my diary. On Monday, I go to see the oncologist to get the results of the various tests they did to make sure I am healthy enough to go on Pembrolizumab, and hopefully to sign consent forms. On Friday 26th May, I am...

  Coddfish over 3 years ago
• Don't worry about your lump she said...

  Breast Cancer 7 – Chemo-Eve

  Tomorrow is the first day of the next stage – Day 1 of Chemo.   Still no results from the tests following my CT. The void of waiting and the unknown is still there, but I am hoping that no news is good news. Everything is crossed.   U...

  SweetiePie over 3 years ago
• Maria meets C

  Results Day 02/05/2023

  Today was my post-operation appointment with Dr B in the breast surgery clinic. I thought I would share my experience with you all. After my lumpectomy, I wasn't feeling too anxious, and my recovery went quite smoothly. I was pleasantly surprised...

  Guida over 3 years ago
• Wasn't expecting this. But will fight it all the way.

  Returning skin cancer

  Had skin cancer removed from nose 7 months ago  been back to doctors it’s back again , appointment booked back In hospital in 1 week . Not looking forward to it ,hopefully won’t lose my nose 

  Former Member over 3 years ago
• Amys battle

  Day 1

  on wednesday May 3rd Amy woke to find a ambulance at her door, her blood test the previous day had come back that she needed to get to hospital ASAP, littl did we know that things would turn out the way they have,  She was seen in A&E and im...

  mumofamy over 3 years ago
• Amys battle

  Day 1

  on wednesday May 3rd Amy woke to find a ambulance at her door, her blood test the previous day had come back that she needed to get to hospital ASAP, littl did we know that things would turn out the way they have,  She was seen in A&E and im...

  mumofamy over 3 years ago
• Spinning out of control!

  So it starts!

  I was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer 15/12/2022  after having my first mammogram 16/11/2022. I received a call back letter which I was told was normal sometimes after your first mammogram so I wasn’t overly worried. I attended t...

  Former Member over 3 years ago
• Wasn't expecting this. But will fight it all the way.

  5 weeks pre op been to onocology

  Well been a long two weeks,  had its ups but quite a few downs, back on slow release morphine but touch wood seems that his pain is more controlled. Been to see his lovely oncologist today and one of his macmillan nurse. And we all agreed to wai...

  Deb62 over 3 years ago
• Wasn't expecting this. But will fight it all the way.

  3rd type of cancer but still fighting it

  I had bowel cancer 27 yrs ago and finished up with a colostomy for life, I then developed Skin Cancer which was removed, 2 yrs ago i was diagnosed with Prostate cancer had RT and HT and my PSA dropped to 0.03 after 6 months check it had risen to 0.88...

  Former Member over 3 years ago
• My Triple Negative Cancer Journey

  Clinic Appointment and Learning that I had Breast Cancer again

  I got a letter the Monday 24th April just four days after my biopsies giving me an appointment at the Breast Clinic for Thursday 27th April.  I was surprised to get a letter so quickly but I shouldn't have been, the last time I was diagnosed...

  Daisy53 over 3 years ago