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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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    Completely unexpected diagnosis

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    Enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab

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    My Dad passed away when I left the room. I wasn't gone 2 minutes. I'm devastated.

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    A year after rectal cancer surgery - hoping to connect with others that have been through the same

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    My daughter was due to get married this April but she's had to have surgery on her bowel and lesions have been found on her liver. I'm devastated

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    Cervical Biopsies taken during colposcopy. Seemed very serious but I'm not sure what they're looking for. Any ideas?

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    18 Month Terminal Illness Clause has prevented us from being able to claim on my husband's life insurance policy. What can we do?

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