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Make Cancer Less Shitty

@cancersuckless.bsky.social

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Advocate-led initiative highlighting the need to improve supportive care therapies, resources, and access. Powered by love and Napo Pharmaceuticals. #MakeCancerLessShitty

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Make Cancer Less Shitty @cancersuckless.bsky.social · Jan 14

#MakeCancerLessShitty

"Life altering" for all and not just limited to an "event" for many.

Sharing the true reality of impacts, including those that persist long after treatment highlights that, as we prolong life, we need more attention to the QUALITY of life!
#CanSky #OncoSky

Joy Persists🐈‍⬛ @finbarvano.bsky.social · Dec 31

@thankscancer.bsky.social
To all my fellow carcinomies: keep talking and keep sharing your experiences. Cancer is a life altering "event" that must never be silenced.
Here's to 2025🥂
#Cansky
#Oncsky

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Rotten Ovaries @ovariesrotten.bsky.social · Sep 8

At last an advert with a more realistic portrayal of cancer patients, thank you @breastcancernow.bsky.social
Yes, we do feel awful, stressed, scared, anxious. Yes we might pretend we are okay, but we're not.
#CanSky #OncoSky #MakeCancerLessShitty

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Make Cancer Less Shitty @cancersuckless.bsky.social · Aug 8

"Cancer is more than just the physical part, it is the emotional and mental part too." ~ @jj5145.bsky.social on his ambassador efforts to raise awareness on the realities of cancer treatment and cancer survivorship.

#makecancerlessshitty #CanSky
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JJ Singleton: Why I Became an MCLS Ambassador

This is "JJ Singleton: Why I Became an MCLS Ambassador" by Peter Hodge on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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Annamaria Scaccia @gotchascaccia.bsky.social · Jul 30

One of the most exhausting things about cancer survivorship?

How getting a CT scan for something not related to cancer can exhaust you can completely.

#oncosky #cansky

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Make Cancer Less Shitty @cancersuckless.bsky.social · Jul 11

Loved meeting patient advocates and sharing shirts at the @cancercaremascc.bsky.social annual meeting last month in Seattle! Excited to learn from others on ways we can collectively #MakeCancerLessShitty
@gitteilc.bsky.social
@tingtingzhang.bsky.social
#MASCC25

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Make Cancer Less Shitty @cancersuckless.bsky.social · Jul 11

THIS! Oral mucositis is often overlooked and definitely under-addressed. Education about WHAT it is and HOW to alleviate would definitely help to #MakeCancerLessShitty

PomonaKa @pomonaka.bsky.social · Feb 10

Oral mucositis - Inflammation of the mouth & throat caused by a variety of cancer treatments (thanks, lenvatinib). It hurts to eat almost everything.

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Rotten Ovaries @ovariesrotten.bsky.social · Jun 16

#MakeCancerLessShitty #Survivorship #ThanksCancer

Dr Danielle Clay @youbeatcancer.bsky.social · Jun 15

After treatment ends:
✅ The fear can linger
✅ The exhaustion can return
✅ The “new normal” feels confusing
✅ The world assumes you’re fine
Survivorship isn’t simple.
We need more honest space for what comes after remission.
#YouBeatCancerNowWhat #LifeAfterCancer #Survivorship #HealingJourney #cansky

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Gitte 🧿✨ @gitteilc.bsky.social · May 24

👕 Headed to ASCO? Come find me if you want a #MakeCancerLessShitty t-shirt! They’re soft, expressive, and mildly therapeutic. Like a hug… but with attitude. Limited supply—like everyone’s emotional bandwidth 💩 #ASCO2025 #SuppOnc #SurvOnc #CancerHumor #OncoSwag @cancersuckless.bsky.social

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Gitte 🧿✨ @gitteilc.bsky.social · Apr 24

Excited that our team will be presenting at #MASCC25

Let’s make supportive care smarter, stronger, and more human 🧬 💪 💚

@coffeemommy.bsky.social @jj5145.bsky.social @cancersuckless.bsky.social @cancercaremascc.bsky.social #OralMucositis #MakeCancerLessShitty #PatientVoice #SuppOnc #SurvOnc

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Make Cancer Less Shitty @cancersuckless.bsky.social · Apr 18

We ♥️ meeting new people who are doing amazing things to #MakeCancerLessShitty & we met plenty of fabulous humans at #ONS25 last week! We shared stories, chatted about impacts of side effects & discussed the need to improve access to quality supportive care! Looking forward to #AACR25 & #ASCO25 too!

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Sid Sadler @sadlersnaps.bsky.social · Apr 16

Sure I’m happy and thankful. But cancer causes you to lose trust in your body. It takes that away from you, and you spend so much time getting it back. #Cansky

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Cldabs @cldabs.bsky.social · Apr 17

Stupid observations of cancer: Yes, I look healthy.
No, I don’t feel healthy.
Both can be true. Be kind.
#cansky. #oncsky

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Cldabs @cldabs.bsky.social · Apr 13

Stupid observations of cancer: Not having the energy to do things you really love to do… sucks.
#oncsky. #cansky

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Make Cancer Less Shitty @cancersuckless.bsky.social · Apr 1

Today is Oral Mucositis (OM) Awareness Day. OM is an often unseen but painful side effect of cancer treatment where large patches of sores appear all over the mouth & sometimes throat. Current #SuppOnc often fails to meet patient needs
We need to #MakeCancerLessShitty
#MoreThanASore #OMAD25 #CanSky

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Malignant Militia @malignantmilitia.bsky.social · Mar 18

Cancer treatment effects continue to kick my arse 15 years later ☹️. #PelvicRadiationDisease #damncancer

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Gitte 🧿✨ @gitteilc.bsky.social · Mar 25

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Chronic Illness Humor @chronicillness.bsky.social · Mar 25

i love to say 'sounds good' at doctor's appointments even though nothing 'sounds good'

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Make Cancer Less Shitty @cancersuckless.bsky.social · Mar 18

Side effects and long-term effects of cancer treatment have long been minimized for those surviving cancer! The phrase "manageable & tolerable" is misleading. Just because a side effect doesn't land us in the hospital doesn't mean it's tolerable.

#MakeCancerLessShitty #SurvOnc #SuppOnc #PallOnc

Malignant Militia @malignantmilitia.bsky.social · Mar 18

Cancer treatment effects continue to kick my arse 15 years later ☹️. #PelvicRadiationDisease #damncancer

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Hayley Gullen @hayleygullen.com · Mar 16

Possibly the least controversial opinion you’ll read on the Internet today.

#cansky

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Make Cancer Less Shitty @cancersuckless.bsky.social · Mar 17

THIS.
There are the side effects that happen during treatment and then there are the side effects that "just keep on giving" 😑
We need to #MakeCancerLessShitty by improving the access to supportive care during treatment AND post-treatment survivorship support. #SuppOnc #SurvOnc #CanSky #OncSky

olivia | she/they @oliviathecritter.bsky.social · Mar 17

I’m on a new steroid to hopefully reduce swelling in my chest. Most people wouldn’t expect cancer/chemo side effects to still be kicking my ass nearly six months later, but they are. #cansky

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Make Cancer Less Shitty @cancersuckless.bsky.social · Mar 13

In order to #MakeCancerLessShitty, we need to support cancer research, not slash it.

#CanSky #OncSky

Dee_fitz @dee-fitz.bsky.social · Mar 13

#cansky #oncosky

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thirstycoconut.bsky.social @thirstycoconut.bsky.social · Mar 2

Managing 13 pills daily, plus as-needed meds, can be overwhelming. I number each bottle’s lid and mark as-needed ones with a ring for clarity! How do you manage your meds? Share your tips! 💊✨ #makecancerlessshitty #ChronicIllnessLife #PillBoxOrganization

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Make Cancer Less Shitty @cancersuckless.bsky.social · Feb 27

The trauma is real.

#MakeCancerLessShitty

Sid Sadler @sadlersnaps.bsky.social · Feb 27

MyChart notification happens 🔔🔔

Me: oh god what’s happened?

“Just a reminder to check in for your appointment coming up”…

Funny how we as #cancer patients have almost a Pavlovian response.

#Cansky #Medsky #Oncsky

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thirstycoconut.bsky.social @thirstycoconut.bsky.social · Feb 23

Happy 4 Year Cancerversary to me!
Cancer has taken a lot, but it’s also given me:
🏄 Surfing
🏔️ Hiking the Dolomites
⛵ Sailing in Santorini
🎤 Meeting Shania Twain (!!)
Grateful for every moment. Let’s keep making cancer less shitty. 🤍 #MakeCancerLessShitty

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Gitte 🧿✨ @gitteilc.bsky.social · Feb 26

www.bbc.com/future/artic... unfortunately some of us don’t have that choice 💩 @cancersuckless.bsky.social #makecancerlessshitty

How often should you poo?

The ideal poo is a 'type 3' or 'type 4' – cracked or smooth sausage – delivered once per day.

www.bbc.com

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JJ Singleton @jj5145.bsky.social · Feb 14

@cancersuckless.bsky.social helps us acknowledge the reality of treatment an cancer care together we and others can help put a focus on mental health especially PTSD that comes with cancer and treatments and living with cancer so that nobody has to think living with PTSD from cancer is acceptable

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Make Cancer Less Shitty @cancersuckless.bsky.social · Feb 10

We concur!

#MakeCancerLessShitty #CanSky

ThanksCancer @thankscancer.bsky.social · Feb 8

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

#cansky #cancerBS