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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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    Mum has cancer-diagnosed with womb cancer in April then scan found suspicious nodules on peritoneum indicating recurrence of cancer. So worried about prognosis

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    Anyone whose cancer has a TP53 mutation but no other actionable/targetable mutations? 3-4 NSCLC

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