Hi wilma52 and welcome to our community, I hope you find it a useful resource.

A FIT test is used to screen for possible cancer and it it possible to have both a false positive and a false negative, it seems your doctors are aware of this since you are…

Hi ALJ ,

Firstly welcome to the MacMillan Online Community although I’m so sorry to learn of your recent diagnosis, there are no words to explain the complete & utter turmoil a diagnosis such as this brings into your life. 

Having said this you…

Good Afternoon Jess 

A warm welcome to the Macmillan Online Cancer Community. I am so sorry to find you here and I fully understand how tests and waiting for results can be so stressful.

The Community is divided up into Cancer specific chat rooms and in…

Hi Tiffy ,

Welcome to the MacMillan Online Community although I’m so sorry to hear about your diagnosis. It’s not silly to not want to tell people where your cancer is, I used to tell people it was lower colon cancer in the beginning, literally the only…

Hi Purepea 

Welcome to our community though we are always a little sorry to see people join everyone is welcome.

Sorry I have nothing really to compare with your post, my wife's cancer was incurable from the start though her disease has been stable for…

Hi Mauritius 

I'm very sorry to read of your diagnosis and that the cancer is incurable. A very warm welcome to the group. Everyone here is very friendly and supportive as you have seen from your replies. As Eddie said, it will be a good idea for you to…

Hi win1974 

A warm welcome to our community though we are always a little bit sorry to see new members join our family.

There is a lot of information on our main site about colon cancer that can help understand a bit about what happens including the sorts…

Good Afternoon Hay  A warm welcome to the online Community although I am so sorry to find you here.

The Community is divided up into cancer specific forums or chat rooms and I would suggest you join the:

Bowel (colon and rectal) cancer forum 

To do this…

Hello Jane xx  I am so sorry to read of your husband's cancer issues. It's a difficult time, a couple of ideas are:

* You should contact our support line on 0808 808 00 00 (8am to 8pm 7 days a week) speak to them regarding your husband's condition…

Hello Again BeckyM 

I have just notice your other post in "New to the Community". The links you need to the cancer specific forums are:

Bowel (colon and rectal) cancer forum and Prostate cancer forum .

If you click on the links provided, they will…

Hi Andrew Mc ,

I'm so sorry that your results came back positive for cancer but as much as it’s not what any of us wanted to hear it’s a definitive answer & now you start the journey of ridding your body of this awful disease! 

it’s great…

Hi NicNic64 Hope you don’t mind me replying but I was just passing through this board and noticed your post. I help out on the bowel cancer board and wondered if you’d like to join us on there as well - you could copy and paste your post for ease?…

Hello KJC83  A warm welcome to the online Community.

I am so sorry to read of your diagnosis - the initial shock does take some time to settle down and you are in the right place for help and support.

The Community is divided up into cancer specific chat…

Hello Johnbouy  A warm welcome to the online Community. You do appear to have a lot going on all at once and I can understand how stressful it must be.

The online community is divided up into chat rooms or forums which are cancer specific and in view of…