Cancer Blogs

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?

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  • Mums recent mastectomy

    My mum had a mastectomy last Friday. Mum had her drain out 5 days after her op.Tonight she has a large build up of fluid where her breast was. She has also been suffering with severe headaches. Has anyone got any advice on what to do?
  • my journey with bowel cancer

    I was diagnosed with bowel cancer a year ago and have secondary lung cancer. I ve been told a have 2 years to live
  • Waiting, everyday seems like a week!

    Morning to everyone out there. Had my ct scan and MRI scan on Monday. Time for the waiting game again. Is it normal to just wish you'd never found what was wrong- could have been getting on with life as normal without a care in the world!
  • Fluid on lung

    I have been unwell foe 3/4 weeks with an virus which is causing me to be breathless. I'm waiting for oncology to decide what they are going to do. In the meantime, I am feeling crap & not able to a lot. Has anyone else had this problem?
  • travel insurance

    Can anyone recommend a reasonable travel insurance company? I am hoping to go to Spain at the end of Oct after having treatment for breast cancer. Any suggestions will be gratefully received.
  • Grandad

    My granddad has been recently diagnosed with lung cancer. This has broken my heart as I am extremely close with my grandparents. My granddad is 82 therefore isn't coping very well. I am struggling on how to talk to him
  • stage 1a melanoma how long after results to wide excision

    Hi all my daughter has just been diagnosed stage 1a mm,she had the biopsy 8 weeks ago,went back yesterday for 3 more biopsies and when they saw her they where surprised she had not had the wide excision done where the mm had been found,how long is wait
  • the day our lives changed.

    Wednesday 30th July I got the phone call "your granda has cancer of the liver & its spread to the bowel, theres not much can be done for him, sorry you have to hear this over the phone" how do you deal with news like this??
  • Will i get through all this

    i was diagnosed with womb cancer in november,had hysterectomy and found i had womb cancer.had 6 months chemo,25 days radiotherapy and lost my husband to a stroke on last week of radiotherapy.
  • too much at once

    i want this site to help me to understand other readers stories, my 12 year old daughter had a tumor removed from her left ovary 3 weeks ago, it turned out to be cancer, its rare and it hasn't even got a name for it, it is a hard thing to take in.