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

  Mr U 6 hours ago
• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted

  W J 1 day ago
• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 4 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 4 days ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 9 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 16 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 18 days ago
• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

  Emotions 18 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 19 days ago
• Pete's cancer blog

  Peterb 24 days ago

Latest blog posts

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  Community News

  Macmillan Community Breakfast with Chef & Brewer

  We are delighted to share with you all a lovely offer from Chef & Brewer pubs this December. Chef & Brewer are part of the Greene King group, you can read more about the partnership with Macmillan in the blog.

  Megan- Online Community Team 10 months ago
• What the UTUC!

  Motivation and Emotions

  I lived just by the London marathon route and, due to the road closures, there were only two choices for the day of the marathon - stay in, or go down to cheer the runners armed with bags of jelly babies.  On one particular year while I was on t...

  Toulouse4ff1cd 10 months ago
• Distracting myself, hopefully!

  Husband needs biopsy

  H got a call from the hospital last night to say his MRI results are back and a Consultant from Urology would be phoning today.  The Consultant called this morning and said something has been seen on the MRI that requires further investigation.&...

  Margaret853 10 months ago
• What the UTUC!

  Welcome to What the UTUC

  Today I joined the Online Community at MacMillan Cancer Support. I have just recently been diagnosed with Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma - that rare 1% of upper urinary tract cancers.  Being in a rare and small group means a number of things: ...

  Toulouse4ff1cd 10 months ago
• Cancer Rant

  My rant

  Why is it you only hear inspirational stories from people who have had cancer? Why don’t you hear about the people who can’t run a marathon or raise thousands of pounds for charity? Or even worse, don’t want to? I understand these s...

  Karen368 10 months ago
• (Cancer) Garden journey day by day

  Head held high

  I love this picture, nature's beauty of a dahlia at a time of seasonal transition. It holds its head high, withstanding the winds and rain - keep strong everyone!

  WalkerGirl 10 months ago
• (Cancer) Garden journey day by day

  Seasons turning, counting continues

  Clocks change and autumn has kicked in. An important turning point in my journey. My daily photos are marking the counting of chemo days and cycles, helping me through it all. My chemo started when it was hot and dry; now, though, as I approach the m...

  WalkerGirl 10 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 196: The scans are done and so am I.

  Post 196: The scans are done and so am I. Bad timing seems to drag me down to the height of a worm’s belly. My cancer is what it is — but the way, the path, is utter torture sometimes. Three years ago, I started on a medication highway ...

  Mr U 10 months ago
• Distracting myself, hopefully!

  Husband's MRI scan today

  H went for his MRI scan this afternoon.  It was our 5th trip to the local community diagnostic centre.  The last 4 were for me, now it was H's turn.  I sat in the waiting room and read a book.  He was in there just over an hou...

  Margaret853 10 months ago
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  Community News

  What I wish I had known about chemotherapy: stories from Macmillan’s forums

  Our new blog mini-series asks 'What do you wish you had known?’ about cancer treatment before you had started it. In this blog , members share, tips, advice and experiences of dealing with chemotherapy.

  Dylan - Online Community Team 10 months ago