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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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    Hi to all - ultrasound on Friday to look at a cyst on my pelvis. So painful, I think it's cancer

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    Mental problems dealing with cancer

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    In shock: I have endometrial cancer which looks like stage one

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    Husband newly diagnosed with metastatic adenocarcinoma lung primary

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    2 week pathway

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    Prostate biopsy

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    Progesterone Treatment in early stage, slow growing uterine cancer

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    Shellshocked - CT scan has revealed I have pancreatic cancer. Finding it really hard to tell my family and friends

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    My left breast

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