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Suzanne Bull MBE @suzannebull71.bsky.social · Sep 9

My latest blog has just gone live - themusingsofspu.com/blog/
This one’s about managing current side effects & a new section - ‘Explainers.’ @lizoriordan.bsky.social @breastcancernow.bsky.social @breastcancerchatww.bsky.social @thankscancer.bsky.social @welliesnseaweed.bsky.social

The Musings of Spu

A blog about my adventures as a disabled person & then getting diagnosed with Breast Cancer

themusingsofspu.com

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Tara @taradeenihan.bsky.social · Sep 9

Oncology checkup today, and my doc ordered extra bloodwork I haven’t had before. I asked what it was.

“Oh, this one tests for any evidence of cancer in your DNA to predict recurrence.”

So that’s me updating the patient portal every 2 minutes until the results post…

@thankscancer.bsky.social

a man wearing a black shirt that says " i 'm very anxious about it "

ALT: a man wearing a black shirt that says " i 'm very anxious about it "

media.tenor.com

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ThanksCancer @thankscancer.bsky.social · Sep 8

Looks just like me! 💁‍♀️

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MoreFor4 @morefor4.org · Sep 8

A special shout out to M44's hero and Board member, Leanna House... otherwise known on social media as @ThanksCancer! Leanna rescued M44 today by donating enough money for us to buy a new (refurbished) desktop computer. Whew! Onward we GO!

We are both relieved and grateful! THANKS, Leanna!

A female superhero, complete with a cape, with ThanksCancer as her emblem.

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cleokitty48.bsky.social @cleokitty48.bsky.social · Apr 7

This is very sad. I’m alive today because of a new drug that came out in 2022.

Cancer research has radically changed how we all live with this awful disease. If you stop the research there is no hope for anyone.

Doesn’t matter who you voted for or how much money you have.

#cansky #oncosky

Amy Ginsburg @authoramy.bsky.social · Apr 6

How terrifying and tragic. Especially for people like me who have cancer, but really, horrifying for everyone.

NIH scientists have a cancer breakthrough. Layoffs are delaying it.

#cancer #science #research

NIH scientists have a cancer breakthrough. Layoffs are delaying it.

A big step forward in cancer therapy has been slowed by layoffs and new restrictions at the National Institutes of Health, where it was developed.

www.washingtonpost.com

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cleokitty48.bsky.social @cleokitty48.bsky.social · Apr 28

You nailed this!❤️

Hayley Gullen @hayleygullen.com · Apr 27

There isn’t anything you can say to make it better. If there was, then cancer wouldn’t be a big deal.

Loved ones, friends, doctors and nurses: be with us, if you can. Sit alongside us in our pain. I know it’s hard. That’s why it means so much.

#cansky #graphicmedicine

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cleokitty48.bsky.social @cleokitty48.bsky.social · May 19

So many people are complicit in making us sick. Mind boggling and disgusting.

“They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals”

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/554198...

#booksky #oncosky #cansky

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Rotten Ovaries @ovariesrotten.bsky.social · Sep 6

"Acknowledge our pain". Yes, 100%!

Hayley Gullen @hayleygullen.com · Sep 6

There are plenty of guides about “what not to say to someone with cancer” and while I fully agree with these (and have offered my own advice on this matter) I don’t want loved ones to feel too nervous about reaching out with clumsy words. Better to do that than not be there at all.

#cansky

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Hayley Gullen @hayleygullen.com · Sep 6

There are plenty of guides about “what not to say to someone with cancer” and while I fully agree with these (and have offered my own advice on this matter) I don’t want loved ones to feel too nervous about reaching out with clumsy words. Better to do that than not be there at all.

#cansky

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MoreFor4 @morefor4.org · Sep 7

HELP! MoreFor4's (Founder's) computer died on Thursday & we don't have money for a new (refurbished) one! Work is at a complete standstill. We need $1,000. FAST! Can you HELP? morefor4.org/donate/

Woman at a computer that just blew up/died. She is distraught.

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Stephanie Czajkowski @skisays.bsky.social · Feb 8

So fucking true

ThanksCancer @thankscancer.bsky.social · Feb 8

Swearing is an important tool in coping with cancer treatment and survivorship.

#cansky #cancerBS

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Sylvia Smith @donewith.bsky.social · Feb 9

When I was diagnosed I created a music playlist, naming it that. Listened to it every morning to start my day.

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Shelby Taylor @shelbytg.bsky.social · Feb 9

How many days where you nauseated on #Enhertu? (Taking all the meds. They help.)
#Oncsky #CanSky #ThanksCancer #CancerBS

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Stacey Beedie @staceyab.bsky.social · Feb 10

My radiologist told me Nov 7th 2024. Invasive ductal carcinoma stage 2 grade 2. Just had my DMX 1 month ago

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Paul Hébert @paulinraincity.bsky.social · Feb 10

Ah, l'm sorry you're going through this nonsense. If you don't follow @thankscancer.bsky.social , you really should. Great way to connect with smart and funny people dealing with cancer.

Keep the faith.

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Tom Breedlove @tombreedlove.bsky.social · Feb 8

Starts with Fuck Cancer 🤬

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ThanksCancer @thankscancer.bsky.social · Feb 9

💯 yes!

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Oncology Nurse, MSN, RN @nikkijeanne04.bsky.social · Feb 8

Yes, it’s good for the patients and staff. 😉

ThanksCancer @thankscancer.bsky.social · Feb 8

Swearing is an important tool in coping with cancer treatment and survivorship.

#cansky #cancerBS

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Alexandra Rosati @alexrosati.bsky.social · Feb 8

“This abrupt change in the way grants are funded will have devastating consequences on medical science...Many people will lose jobs, clinical trials will halt, and this will slow down progress toward cures for cancer and effective prevention of illness.”

www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately

The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.

www.washingtonpost.com

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ThanksCancer @thankscancer.bsky.social · Feb 8

Swearing is an important tool in coping with cancer treatment and survivorship.

#cansky #cancerBS

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ThanksCancer @thankscancer.bsky.social · Feb 8

Basically!!

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ThanksCancer @thankscancer.bsky.social · Feb 8

Cancer expectation: sick -> well

Cancer reality: sick √﹀\_︿╱﹀╲/╲︿_/︺╲▁︹_/﹀\_︿╱▔︺\/\︹▁╱﹀▔╲︿_/︺▔╲▁︹_/﹀▔\⁄﹀\╱﹀▔︺\︹▁︿╱\╱﹀▔╲︿_/︺▔\︿╱\︿︹_/▔﹀\_︿╱▔︺\︹╱﹀▔╲︿_/︺▔\╱﹀╲▁︹_/﹀\_︿╱▔︺\︹▁︿⁄╲︿╱﹀╲ well-ish?

#cansky #oncosky #oncsky

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ThanksCancer @thankscancer.bsky.social · Feb 7

I’m so glad* I chose a career in federal grant applications and medical research reporting.

*?

Darby Saxbe @darbysaxbe.bsky.social · Feb 4

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

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Cruising Grandma 🇨🇦 @dismomx5.bsky.social · Feb 5

My MO told me to eat what I wanted/could. They know that calories are where it is at while you are fighting for your life.

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KenFromPlanetX @kenlans27.bsky.social · Feb 5

Exactly. 2x cancer survivor here. Let the health team makes suggestions. It is difficult enough for someone undergoing treatment to find something they can keep down without people, even with good intentions, making them feel guilty.

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