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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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    Too many questions, need answers. Husband's oesophageal cancer may have returned.

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    Lump under tonsil - Anti biotics did nothing. Had no symptoms apart from a dry/Sore throat.

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    LGBTQ+ Relationships during chemo treatment

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    * ULTIMATE FAILURE * (an unfamiliar surgeon told me I was cancer free when the reality is that my body has NOT respond to chemotherapy or radiotherapy)

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