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• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Mr U 18 hours ago
• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b

  W J 18 hours ago
• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 2 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 2 days ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 8 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 15 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 16 days ago
• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

  Emotions 17 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 18 days ago
• Pete's cancer blog

  Peterb 23 days ago

Latest blog posts

• Losing my wife to cancer

  Introduction

  Trudy and I met on the 28th of Feb 1997, I was 25 just about to leave the navy after 8 years and she was 35, by April I had moved in with her and on the 12th of June 1999 we were married. It is only now after she has passed away that I really appreci...

  Atrum over 1 year ago
• Kidney Not

  Onco Check-in 28/01/2025

  I had my first CT scan after I stopped treatment on 17/01/25 and today I popped in to WGH Edinburgh to check-in with M.   It seems I've forgotten all my treatment management tricks.  I wore a (new) top with tight fitting sleeves and a ...

  Mmum over 1 year ago
• 

  Community News

  World Cancer Day - The Online Community is here for everyone

  Ahead of World Cancer Day on 4 February 2025 we are highlighting the support shared on the Online Community. As the number of people with cancer is rising, Macmillan are challenging the inequalities in cancer care. We know that many people's cancer experience can be more difficult because of who they are, or where they live. Our Online Community is here for everyone, whoever you may be, or wherever you live. Together, we can make sure no one has to go through cancer alone. Members of the Community are here to tell you how the Community has helped them and welcome you to join them in the forums.

  Steph - Online Community Team over 1 year ago
• HCC

  HCC

  I have just been diagnosed with Hcc liver cancer and been advised to have SABR Ablation treatment, I would like to know if anyone out there has been through this and what to expect from treatment and afterwards, as not very clear from information aro...

  Oliver D225 over 1 year ago
• My Hodgkin's story

  The little things that annoy you - routine rant :)

  I am a very calm and patient person, however since I started this cancer 'journey' there are a bunch of things, particularly admin stuff from the NHS, that really get on my nerves. Getting from sympton to haematology referral took a long time...

  swift_dc over 1 year ago
• Words, Pathways, Journeys

  Reclaiming some joy

  It often feels like an uphill struggle to find any joy in amongst the fear, anxiety and, at times, depression that my cancer diagnosis has brought into my life. At times, I’ll be honest, it’s felt like an impossible task, with joy a dista...

  Writing Lola over 1 year ago
• My husbands reversal

  Why my husband had his temporary ileostomy reversed

  Hello my name is Tam, ihave read quite a few comments about whether to have a temporary ileostomy reversed or not and the concerns about LARS.  I’m not an expert, but I wanted to share my husband’s (71 yrs) story, to help others. He ...

  Tam020 over 1 year ago
• My Hodgkin's story

  The 2nd cycle (Apr 2024)

  Trying to continue with the original timeline I had in mind... I remember recovering pretty well on the 'off-week' of my first cycle. That weekend I managed to go for a few walks with my girlfriend and felt that somehow I was almost as normal...

  swift_dc over 1 year ago
• Grief is so damn hard

  Just a vent

  Not sure who I am angriest with: me, BT or EE. But probably me. My beautiful Valen worked from home and dealt with people in Canada, America and India so needed a really good spec broadband. He was also renowned for his love of gadgets, new...

  MrsVT over 1 year ago
• A trip with triple negative breast cancer

  Time for a hip replacement?

  I had my right hip replaced in September 21 following a couple of years of denial that anything was wrong. I seemed to have constant issues with abductors, quads, hamstrings etc, but never admitted the hip was the issue. Family were telling me to get...

  Coddfish over 1 year ago