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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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    Breast lump found and I've been urgently referred to the breast clinic. Is anyone else in this position? I feel so alone

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    Newly diagnosed wife.

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    Hard yards today - terminal cancer and treatment no longer working. I'm usually upbeat but recently I've been feeling so sad and scared about what's to come

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    Terminal metastatic prostate cancer

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    Diagnosed with vulval cancer but now cancer free but someone referred to it as 'the dirty cancer'. I was told it was caused by DNA. Who is right?

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    Bladder Cancer

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    Parathyroid tumour in lymph nodes? I've been having an ache in clavicle on the same side. Should I mention this to my GP?

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    BCC - waiting for a biopsy but the patch the GP diagnosed as a BCC has healed, should I cancel the referral?

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