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Hi everyone.

If you cast your peepers up to the navigation bar in the header of the page (that’s the dark green bit under the light green bit up there ↑), you’ll see that we’ve launched a new section called Cancer types.

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Christmas might be the season of goodwill and a time for socialising with friends and family but for those affected by cancer, it can be a very difficult time of year.  This may be because you have cancer yourself or someone close to you has cancer.  It can also be especially hard if a loved one has died.

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SECRET PRAYERS......a poem...

When I seek my private place,its quiet,safe and free,
No one there to watch me,as I become 'real' me,
I take a couple of candles,small church shaped and round,
Knowing heaven wouldn't mind that I only pay a pound,
I keep a darning needle,behind the lapel of my coat,
One I used for canvas,on a sailing boat,
Friends I know,are suffering,needing extra care,

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