My sister in law has been told that she more than likely has ovarian cancer but has not been referred to Macmillan and I was wondering if this is the norm as when I received my diagnosis the nurse was present at the meeting with the consultant?
I'm sorry to read that your sister has recently been diagnosed with ovarian cancer and it must be a very worrying time for you both.
I don't know if it's normal for a person with ovarian cancer to be referred to Macmillan or not. I've had two types of cancer and wasn't referred to Macmillan for either type. However, I was given the name and phone number of a cancer nurse specialist (CNS), sometimes referred to as a keyworker, who was my point of contact if I had any questions each time I was diagnosed.
As you know, the online community is divided up into different support groups so I'm going to recommend that you join the ovarian cancer group, where you can ask if the other members were referred to Macmillan when they had their diagnosis.
To join, just click on the link I've created and, once you've joined, you can start a new post in the same way as you did here, and join in with existing conversations by clicking on reply.
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