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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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If you have a question for our Cancer Research UK Nurses, you can ask it here.

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    Travelling abroad with terminal cancer - is it ok to travel if it's not too warm?

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    What sort of prognosis?

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    MCC - Merkel cell cancer - just been diagnosed and terrified. What will happen next?

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    Kidney cancer - I think I'm still in shock. I'm also feeling anxious about having surgery. Can someone put my mind at ease?

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    2 week fast track refferal

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    Losing my dad 6 weeks ago - feel like we were robbed of the time we had left together

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    Last Reply 9 days ago
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    Constant brown discharge - scared of upcoming ultrasound scan

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    Melanoma stage 3C, NHS won't pay for treatment?

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    Swollen left breast with lump

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    Last Reply 10 days ago
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    Oramorph side effects

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