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

  Mr U 13 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.

  Dylan - Online Community Team 1 day ago
• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted

  W J 2 days ago
• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 5 days ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 11 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 17 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 19 days ago
• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

  Emotions 19 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 21 days ago
• Pete's cancer blog

  Peterb 26 days ago

Latest blog posts

• Adhesions pain post mastectomy

  First holiday since cancer diagnosis

  Last week I went on a Mediterranean  cruise . The dates coincided with a year ago when I had my mastectomy. I wanted to replace a bad memory for November with a good one. I succeeded to a fair extent. I enjoyed cruise life, delicious food, visit...

  Toscana over 1 year ago
• Chrissey

  Shortness of breath after 2 chemos I had after operation for Ovarian cancer

  Has anyone had this, I cannot take more than a few steps without getting out of breath and have to sit down quickly to recover! Its very debilitating!!

  Chrissey over 1 year ago
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  Community News

  The Cancer Experience Forums – finding peer support to match your situation

  The Online Community’s public cancer forums are organised around two main sections: the ‘Cancer Types’ section, and the ‘Cancer Experiences’ section. The ‘Cancer Types’ section hosts all of our groups relating to different cancer diagnoses. But what about the ‘Cancer Experiences’ section? Read on to find out!

  Matthew - Online Community Team over 1 year ago
• Life's adventures

  Results!

  Follow up appointment with the oncologist today. Great news. The tumour and lymph nodes have been shrunk by 50%. The MDT told Rod this is the best outcome they could hope for at this stage. He thought he was getting a whole cycle off but, because his...

  LozzaT over 1 year ago
• living with leukaemia

  LIVING WITH LEUKIMEA

  LIVING WITH LEUKIMEA IS CRAP BUT YOU HAVE TO TO LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE MY NAME IS SHAYNE AND  I AM 16 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE LOST MY MY MUM FROM TERMINAL BRAIN CANCER BUT THAT HAS LIGHT A FIRE IN ME AND EVERY DAY GOES BY WHERE I AWAYS THI...

  Jockey s over 1 year ago
• Lump found told to

  Lump in armpit

  Good evening all,  just reaching out to see if anyone else has the same anxiety , my mum has breast cancer and was ignored with pains for a year now 2 years of chemo and too late for surgery it has spread to brain and other parts , incurable and...

  Teddycozz over 1 year ago
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  Community News

  Diagnosed as a younger adult - support from the Online Community

  In our recent blog 'Getting cancer at our age is such a shock - supporting adults in their 20's, 30's and 40's on the Online Community' we discussed how being diagnosed in your 20's, 30's or 40's might mean you are more likely to need support with issues around relationships, fertility, family, money and work. In the first of a two part blog, we discussed shared experiences, fertility and family. In this second part of the blog, we put a focus on conversations on relationships, career and finances.

  Steph - Online Community Team over 1 year ago
• Happy 50th to me

  6 days to go

  Got my appointment really quickly. They rang 2 days later and my appointment is on 18th. Less than a week now. What are my chances of having 2 non-cancerous lumps?! Not sure if it's more or less likely this one isn't cancer either. Ah well what will ...

  CrochetPud over 1 year ago
• Life's adventures

  Pit stop

  After the wtf moment back in August, when the gastrointestinal surgeon apologetically informed my husband that his cancer was inoperable, he is 4 cycles into palliative treatment. This is FOLFOX and Nivolumab, fortnightly. He also has an infusion of ...

  LozzaT over 1 year ago
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  Community News

  “It’s their job to fight the cancer. Your job is to look after your body and soul and stay sane”: Insights from a Macmillan Online Community Champion

  In this blog, MikeO shares some of his story with us. He joined the Community shortly after his diagnosis and now plays an important role as one of our Community Champions, helping our team keep the Head and Neck Cancer forum safe and supportive.

  Dylan - Online Community Team over 1 year ago