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    Dad has stage 4 lung cancer - struggling to cope. It's all happened so fast and I'm so scared

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    Waiting on Mole Excision Biopsy results - has anyone waited the maximum length of time and told they were benign?

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    Hello new here: secondary breast cancer stage 4

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    Hi guys - diagnosed with stage 3 oesophageal cancer in December 2024. Two years later and I'm now cancer free. Stay positive everyone

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    Non small cell lung cancer stage 2

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    My friend is dying and I don’t know what to do

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