r/CancerPatients is a subreddit with 958 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. We can’t give medical diagnoses here, but we can give kindness and understanding. Please be respectful and remember the human. 🤍
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
+221 members(30.0%)
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Last updated: June 2, 2026