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Your space to discuss the impact of living with cancer. It can help to share with people who understand.

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    Suspected uterine cancer

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    Seaside Tracie - diagnosed with endometrial cancer last year, and about to start radiotherapy. How bad will the side effects be?

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    Skin cancer on outer ear

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    Recently diagnosed and terrified

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    Waiting times for CT scan, endoscopy and biopsy results. How can this be fast track?

    Started by Fed68 in Pre-Diagnosis, Signs & Symptoms
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    Abemacivlib/Verzenious - I'll be taking this alongside Letrozole. So worried about the side effects. Can anyone share their experience and ease my fears?

    Started by Fluff1 in Living with cancer
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    12 months plus post chemo and seem to catch every bug around. Is there anything I can do to boost my immune system?

    Started by HGI in Ask the nurses
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    Last Reply 3 hours ago
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    Travel Insurance - definition of a terminal prognosis?

    Started by Markv in Money, Work & Travel
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    Really worried about CA 125 results

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    Hi - stomach and liver cancer

    Started by Andy59 in Introduce yourself
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    New diagnosis of kidney cancer

    Started by Deedeexx in Newly diagnosed
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    Metastatic squamous cell lung cancer - diagnosed last March. I was doing fairly well with treatment but I'm fearful the cancer is spreading

    Started by Logansnan in Dying with cancer
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    Started 6 hours ago
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