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  • RE: Assessment of progressive brain cancer scans by computer to distinguish progressions

    Millibob
    Millibob

    Hello DCA 

    A warm welcome to the online Community, although I am so sorry to find you joining us.

    The Community is divided up into cancer specific groups and you may find a better response to your post if you join and post your question in the brain cancer…

    • 4 days ago
    • Cancer chat forum
    • Chat - Discussion Forum
  • RE: Awake and up all night

    Millibob
    Millibob

    Good Morning Homebird 

    Welcome to the Macmillan Online community - I see you have had some cracking support from members of this group overnight - I am the other way round and could sleep through a thermo-dynamic nuclear war (and my wife trying to get…

    • 7 months ago
    • Cancer chat forum
    • Chat - Discussion Forum
  • RE: Insomnia anxiety

    Millibob
    Millibob

    Hello Sadey 

    A warm welcome to the online community from me, although I am so sorry to find you joining us. 

    That's a great post above from Beekeeper527494c with some very good advice. Can I just add that the Community is divided up into cancer specific…

    • 9 months ago
    • Cancer chat forum
    • Chat - Discussion Forum
  • RE: NSCLC & Brain Mets

    chellesimo
    chellesimo

    Hi Nic160172f6  I am so sorry to hear about your mum. This is a very difficult question because everyone’s cancer diagnoses and the way they respond to treatment is different. 


    As it is brain radio your mum had had, I wonder if you have looked at the…

    • over 1 year ago
    • Lung cancer forum
    • Chat and updates
  • RE: Hello new to group heres my story

    Bungle1
    Bungle1

    Me again this is the link to the brain tumour section

     Brain cancer forum 

    There are some other ones also but I don't know enough about your type of cancer.

    Hopefully I've done it right. X

    • over 1 year ago
    • New to the Community forum
    • New to the Community
  • RE: Chemo and leg cramps

    Millibob
    Millibob

    Good Morning RHug 

    A warm welcome to the Macmillan Online Community although I am so sorry to find you here - I am Brian one of the Community Champions here.

    Although I am unable to give medical advice and have a very different cancer I see you are going…

    • over 1 year ago
    • New to the Community forum
    • New to the Community
  • RE: Fear of not seeing family grow up

    Millibob
    Millibob

    Hello Domb 

    A warm welcome to the Macmillan online Community. I am so sorry to find you here especially in view of your diagnosis.  The online Community is divided up into "chat rooms" which are cancer specific and to "meet" with Community members on the…

    • over 2 years ago
    • Cancer chat forum
    • Chat - Discussion Forum
  • Comment on Smart syndrome

    Mmum
    Mmum

    Hi and sorry to read about your son.  May I suggest you post this in the  Brain cancer forum  as you'll get more reach there.  This is the personal blog section and not many people browse here.   

    • over 2 years ago
    • Cancer Blogs
    • Radiotherapy for brain tumour
  • RE: What strategies have you used to cope: Dad has Brain Cancer

    Millibob
    Millibob

    Hello McLaren  I am so sorry to find you in this situation, I can fully understand your feelings right now.

    The online Community is divided up into cancer specific chat rooms or forums. To get the best help and advice from people who are on a similar journey…

    • over 2 years ago
    • Cancer chat forum
    • Chat - Discussion Forum
  • RE: Update on mum

    chellesimo
    chellesimo

    Hi Nicole, I have been thinking about you and your mum, I do hope mum is coping well with this news.

    There are a couple of forums on the community that you may want to look at. You may find some advice from reading posts there.

    Brain cancer forum 

    Secondary…

    • over 2 years ago
    • Lung cancer forum
    • Chat and updates
  • RE: What to expect with advanced lung cancer in brain,

    chellesimo
    chellesimo

    Hi  sorry you haven't had a reply to your post yet. I do not have any personal experience of this, but wanted to reach out to you.

    Although your Macmillan centre may be closed, you can still call the Macmillan support line free of charge. They are available…

    • over 3 years ago
    • Lung cancer forum
    • Chat and updates
  • RE: Stage 4 brain cancer

    chellesimo
    chellesimo

    Hi madman sorry you haven’t had a reply to your post. Have you also joined the Brain cancer forum you may get an answer there x 

    • over 3 years ago
    • Lung cancer forum
    • Chat and updates
  • RE: Targeted Radiotherapy

    chellesimo
    chellesimo

    Hi Fran. I have been searching the group to see if there is anyone else who has posted about targeted radiotherapy. Unfortunately I haven’t found any recent posts. Have you tried posting in the Brain cancer forum x 

    • over 4 years ago
    • Lung cancer forum
    • Chat and updates
  • Comment on Message from Former Member

    Former Member
    Former Member

    Hi , It might help to join our Supporting someone with incurable cancer forum group and starting a new discussion in there. We also have a Carers only forum group and Brain cancer forum group which you are welcome to join. When you have joined one or…

    • over 11 years ago
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  • Comment on Home

    Former Member
    Former Member

    Hi pwyman, There is a Brain cancer forum Group you can join. I carried out a search and found only one other post from  who was newly diagnosed in March this year. Both green text links are clickable. As you mention it is very rare but hopefully you can…

    • over 11 years ago
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