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    82 year old dad diagnosed with lung cancer after living for 6 years with metastatic prostate cancer

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    Stage IV Melanoma

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    Vaginal lump found during smear

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    Suspected GI (gastrointestinal) cancer

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    I’ve noticed a mole sticking out on my back

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    Abnormal cervix

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    My big brother has stage 4 Mantle Cell Lymphoma and is depressed and is struggling to get help from his gp

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    My brother has terminal bowel liver and lung cancer

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    Worried over Earlier F2F - Breast Biopsy

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    My immune system has become really bad since finishing breast cancer treatment 2 and a half years ago

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    Lumpy breast but how lumpy is enough to go to your GP

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