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Coping with a loved one's cancer

introducing myself

hi there, thought I would introduce myself. I am here to get some more knowledge, support and suggestions on dealing and helping my mother with lung cancer. the one person that has always been my rock, its not time for me to return the favour, and to do that I wo...Read More

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Finished Treatment What Next? And Late Onset Side Effects.

Hello All My partner has finished his treatment - yea! We are still waiting for a review to happen but we know that it's a long road ahead and recovery from Radiation in particular will take a while. We don't know how treatment has affected his cancer except he has...Read More

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Throat Cancer T3 N2 M0

Hello Everyone. Hello my name is Jen and my partner was diagnosed with throat Cancer back in March. My partner is a very private person and he isn't a talker but I am and I feel like we would both benefit from any support we can get. I have clinical depression and ...Read More

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Partner won't talk to anyone. Not even me his partner and carer.

Hello All My partner is having another severe reaction to his treatment. Extreme pain and neuropathy. His syringe driver meds concoction has been upped significantly. His oncologist did a scan yesterday as he thought the cancer had spread to his liver - it hasn't t...Read More

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Seriously, my family must have crap DNA

Hi All, Just found out today that my sister has stomach cancer (age 71). Another sister has been cancer-free for over 12 months, after breast cancer (age 68). I myself had T2N1M0 SCC in the tongue in 2012 (age 43). PRIOR to all this crap, we lost another sister...Read More

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Newbie introduction

Hi all, I'm new to these unfortunate but I'm sure supportive pastures. Ahoy and all that :) I'm sure this'll be a long post. I apologise. I've got a lot to get off my chest and right now I just don't know where else to turn. My dad was diagnosed with an aggressi...Read More

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Advice from other carers

Hello, I am new to this site and I feel very emotional and sometimes angry about my husbands illness. I am wondering if there are others that may feel the same? Many friends have been distant even those who I have known for many years. I am feeling lonely and that ...Read More

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Hello to all

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At last the love songs made sense, then he has terminal renal cancer.

Middle of the night. Tears, lots of tears. There must be someone in the world who is going through all this newly diagnosed terminal cancer stuff. I have just ranted in my first blog and I so want to connect with someone, anyone. I am scared and feel alone. I ...Read More

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Cancer Connections is currently looking at improving this online community website. We want you, our community members, to have access to quality information and support while sharing your cancer experience. We invite you, as a valued Cancer Connections member, to...Read More

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