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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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    I was diagnosed with high grade DCIS grade 2 invasive ductal cancer HER2 positive

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    My husband was diagnosed with bladder cancer just a week ago

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    My head has gone

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    Mole change

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    Just taking in diagnosis of my mum

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    Diagnosed today with malignant melanoma on my head

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    Feel like I cant cope with my dad dying

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    WORRIED that a lump I've found on left side of my neck could be a supraclavicular swollen lymph node. I've been referred on the 2 week cancer pathway

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    Hello!! Diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer last week and given a year to live

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    Is Chemotherapy Worth It

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    Finished my brachytherapy for cervical cancer 1st of Aug. Want to go back to work but don't have the strength I used to. Is this normal?

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