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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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Ask the nurses

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

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    Lobular breast cancer only in lymph glands - is this common?

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    Joining the CMML crew…

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    Colonoscopy prep unsuccessful. Has this happened to anyone else? So worried about it not working again

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    All clear for breast cancer - how will I know my cancer has gone?

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    Thyroid cancer confirmed on one side - should I have treatment on the other?

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    Granulomatous mastitis

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    Recently diagnosed with T Cell Lymphoma, doesn't seem real. My emotions are all over the place

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    Worried about mum - first oncology appointment soon but she's struggling to eat and keeps feeling sick. What can I do to help her?

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    Childhood cancer symptoms and diagnosis

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    How do I keep my lovely mum positive when I’m crumbling inside

    Started by Hannah_Lou_C in Caring for someone with cancer
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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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