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Dawn looking into the camera

My secondary care is so uncertain

What Dawn had thought was back pain turned out to be secondary breast cancer. Feeling lost and as though no one knew what they were doing, s...

Ann's dear cancer letter

Dear Cancer: I am no longer afraid

'Three years ago, you made a shocking appearance in my life. I can't pretend that you are going to like what I have to say, but I have to ge...

Fran with 2 of her chemotherapy buddies, smiling

Writing helped me face my demons

Fran, from Dorset, tells us how writing helped her move forward after treatment, and gives her top tips for starting to write.

I was diagnosed aged 21

Liz, from Southend, was told she had the altered BRCA gene after being diagnosed. She tells us how she felt as a young woman with breast can...

Should I want to know my prognosis?

Rebecca, diagnosed with incurable, secondary breast cancer earlier in 2018, looks at what a prognosis means to her, and whether it would cha...