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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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    Dealing with bowel cancer at 42- any suggestions

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    Pain in right breast for at least two weeks but cannot feel lump - should I see GP?

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    Worried about starting Chemoradiotherapy combined and its side effects. I have stage 3 cervical cancer

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    Oral Dysplasia diagnosis reaching out to others

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    Post-menopausal diagnosed with large ovarian cyst.

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    Ocular melanoma - sister due to start treatment in a few weeks

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    Actinic Cheilitis - do I need a biopsy, and should I be seeing a Oral/Orthodontics or Dermatology?

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    Waiting for biopsy results

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    Anal cancer reoccurrance.

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    Bleeding after sex after all clear cervical cancer

    Started by Ccbloom in Ask the nurses
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    Inability to eat after bowel resection surgery to remove large mass.

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