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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

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    Help please - mum has stage 4 lung cancer. There are things I want to know that my mum doesn't. How can I go about this without her overhearing/finding out?

    Started by piglet8 in Ask the nurses
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    3 replies
    Last Reply 10 minutes ago
    from CRUK Nurse Sarah
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    Waiting

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    Beside myself - diagnosed with vulval cancer in March and had a bilateral lymph node dissection. Expecting the worse

    Started by Georgina15 in Living with cancer
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    2 replies
    Last Reply 41 minutes ago
    from Moderator Jenn
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    Misdiagnosed - originally told I had an anal fissure but now I've been diagnosed with advanced rectal cancer. I'm scared

    Started by Nannybear-69 in Newly diagnosed
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    8 replies
    Last Reply 1 hour ago
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    Extremely painful colonoscopy no sedation

    Started by Joanna555 in Pre-Diagnosis, Signs & Symptoms
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    Abnormal breast lesion and lymph node

    Started by MaxiiDarling in Pre-Diagnosis, Signs & Symptoms
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    Last Reply 3 hours ago
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    Small cell pancreas cancer - General prognosis seems to be poor. Has anyone been in a similar situation? Can my dad beat this?

    Started by Chekov48 in Caring for someone with cancer
    185 views
    2 replies
    Last Reply 3 hours ago
    from Moderator Jenn
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    New mole, worried about melanoma

    Started by Bex5477 in Pre-Diagnosis, Signs & Symptoms
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    Last Reply 3 hours ago
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    Advanced liver cancer - Incurable but treatable. My daughter isn't taking the news so well. How can I reassure her that this is a positive?

    Started by Lollie73 in Newly diagnosed
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    2 replies
    Last Reply 4 hours ago
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    What is recovery from c02 laser surgery on tongue like

    Started by PeeWee99 in Pre-Diagnosis, Signs & Symptoms
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    Last Reply 4 hours ago
    from Moderator Jenn
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    Invasive ductal carcinoma - friends and family seem to be distancing themselves from me. It's breaking my heart.

    Started by Tinafred in Living with cancer
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    8 replies
    Last Reply 4 hours ago
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    Kidney cancer and trying to get on with it!

    Started by Probie in Introduce yourself
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    Last Reply 5 hours ago
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