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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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    Essential thrombocythemia - newly diagnosed but treatment going well so far. Taking each day as it comes.

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    Bruising after radiotherapy and brachytherapy. Is this normal?

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    My dad has bowel cancer stage 4 - his tumour is the size of a peach. I'm so scared

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    Diet advice for vocal cord cancer. My appetite is not good and I've lost quite a lot of weight. Should I ask my consultant to refer me to a dietician?

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    Pancreatic cancer - been told I may have this. Feeling devastated and broken. Please tell me how to deal with this.

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    I can't sleep - does anyone else have difficulty sleeping?

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    Hoping to move home to the coast.

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    Mum’s cancer can’t be cured - I don’t know what to do

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    Found a Lump, Changed in Size

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    Diagnosed with treatable small breast cancer - trying to decide whether to have a sentinel lymph node dissection

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