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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

Caring for someone with cancer

Share your feelings and get support if someone you care about is living with cancer.

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    Cancer Detectives on Channel 4 this week

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    Grandparent recently diagnosed

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    Liver. Cancer

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    Surgery for lung cancer this week, feeling terrified

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    Loss of wife - we were together for 38 years. Her birthday is coming up and then Christmas. She loved this time of year, it's going to be so tough

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    First adverse meds reaction

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    Concerned, but no symptoms. Small mass found in bladder and I've been given an urgent referral to urology. What tests am I likely to have?

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    Depression and feeling like giving up before even started

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    Has anyone had a liver lesion that looked suspicious on ultrasound but turned out benign?

    Started by Kt8888 in Pre-Diagnosis, Signs & Symptoms
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    Hi - I have stage 4 kidney cancer. Just started treatment and I'm very tired

    Started by Evelynfoo in Newly diagnosed
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    I cannot sleep

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    New to all this and scared: I have recently been diagnosed with lung cancer

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