r/CancerPatients is a subreddit with 982 members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses cancer, pre diagnosis lounge, bi weekly check in, check in, and treatment.
Welcome to r/cancerpatients, a place for anyone who’s been through cancer or is going through it now. This is a safe space to share your story, ask questions, give support, and connect with people who get it. 🩷
Popular Themes in r/CancerPatients
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Daily struggle with what this awful disease has done to me. Changed me mentally and physically. "
14 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Do you ever get used to post scan reports of “it could either be spinal mets or a benign tumor situation. Needs more testing with contrast.” ?"
6 posts
#3
News
: "Living and Working With Cancer Is the New Reality for Many Americans
Cancer is affecting the finances, relationships and futures of more young people *WSJ Free Share Link* (read this and thought some here might like to as well)"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/CancerPatients
#1
Cancer
: "Cancer Survivor Day"
39 posts
#2
Pre Diagnosis Lounge
: "Pre-diagnosis Lounge"
31 posts
#3
Bi Weekly Check In
: "Bi-weekly check in: How’s everyone doing? Do you have any happy news, bad news or any news you’d like to share? We hope everyone is doing well! 🩷💙"
26 posts
#4
Check In
: "Bi-weekly Check In: How’s everyone doing? Do you have any happy news, bad news or any news you’d like to share? We hope everyone is doing well! 🩷💙"
15 posts
#5
Treatment
: "Not receiving Treatment yet for CLL..."
11 posts
#6
Support
: "Care package for chemo/radiation patient"
5 posts
#7
Survivor
: "Cancer Survivor Day"
4 posts
#8
Chemo
: "Does anyone else feel this way? I feel like cancer has aged me by at least 10 years. For me, the side effects from my meds are half the battle. I don’t even want to talk about how my hair turned gray after Chemo lol"
3 posts
#9
Chemotherapy
3 posts
#10
Anxiety
: "Oh cripes...someone PLEASE tell my Anxiety to calm its butt down?"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/CancerPatients
Yearly
+236 members(31.6%)
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Last updated: June 30, 2026