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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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Caring for someone with cancer

Share your feelings and get support if someone you care about is living with cancer.

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    Melanoma lung cancer - what treatments will I have?

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    Immunotherapy - will be starting Pembrolizumab soon. Has anyone had this and what side effects might I have?

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    Husband (43 M) has symptoms, bloods came back clear, doctor refusing to do anything else, what can we do?

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    Bowel cancer

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    Pressure in my head - so frustrating my neck op was cancelled in November. Can't help but think how far into my recovery I would be now

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    Not sure how to feel now: this time last year my husband of 40 years was diagnosed with bladder and kidney cancer.

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    Mastectomy and reconstruction failed - I'll now be having a third surgery to remove the implant

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    Lung cancer

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