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• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 3 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 3 days ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 9 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 15 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 17 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. `

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• Pete's cancer blog

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Latest blog posts

• HER2 who knows

  The Who, Where and Why

  The Who: I'm 35 years old. I'm from the North of England. I moved to Japan in 2017 and been here ever since. Where:  In December last year I was diagnosed with HER2 breast cancer in my left breast.  The doctors assumed I'd want ...

  Pichan over 2 years ago
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  Community News

  Cervical Screening Awareness Week - how the Online Community can help

  Find out more about Macmillan's information around Cervical Screening Awareness Week and how you can find support from the Online Community

  Steph - Online Community Team over 2 years ago
• My Prostate Cancers Last Stand

  In the beginning BC (Before Cancer)

  Before I start this first chapter I just want to say this, at 57 years & 9 months old, this is my first ever blog, not a subject I perhaps would have chosen to write about, but here I am, writing about me and my prostate cancer journey. As I go t...

  JohnyBoy over 2 years ago
• Chemo/Radio With Cysplatin 3 weekly. For Womb cancer.

  Day 21

  New Cisplatin (chemo) All ran to time and  no issues with the drip. Radio took an hour but went through quickly once I'd gone to sub wait area. Felt awful nausea and headache rest of day - in bed - not nice probably the worse I've felt. ...

  Act over 2 years ago
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  Community News

  Super Surgeons- A Chance at Life

  Did you watch series one of Super Surgeons on Channel 4? If so, you may be interested to hear that series two airs tonight on Channel 4 at 9pm.

  Megan- Online Community Team over 2 years ago
• A Blip...

  An oncologist phones...

  An oncologist phones... After waiting four weeks I chase up my next follow up appointment just because I'm impatient like that. Everyone I speak to is the kindest and most helpful that they can be even though i am sure that they are thinking &nd...

  Caz 17 over 2 years ago
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  Community News

  Support when you come home from hospital

  Find emotional and practical support from Community members when you come home from hospital after cancer treatment.

  Eliza -Online Community Team over 2 years ago
• Kicking My Cancer's Arse

  Part 7: Against the Odds

  Introduction This is the seventh of my ongoing series of posts about my latest adventure – being diagnosed and treated for bowel cancer.  It follows on from the previous post published on here on 25 April. It cover...

  Phil42 over 2 years ago
• My Journey on Paclitaxel

  Thursday 14th June just got Radiotherapy appointments

  Well today I have received my letter and appointments for my radiotherapy. I am starting on 25th June so not too much longer to wait. I will be having a total of 10 sessions. 5 will be normal one and the other 5 will be bed boost. It will mean some e...

  Alison218 over 2 years ago
• Chemo/Radio With Cysplatin 3 weekly. For Womb cancer.

  Days 14-20

  Mon - Wednesday pass , feeling well now. Only a bit of tiredness and runny poos a few times a day.  But all good.  Meet my oncologist - he assures me all the symptoms I had (wrote a list before I went) were expected. He is please they'v...

  Act over 2 years ago