Been There
All cancers. All ages. Honest experiences from people who’ve lived it.
You don’t have to walk through cancer alone.
Find honest experiences from people in treatment, survivors, caregivers and families across all cancer diagnoses. Share what your protocol was really like — lived experience, not medical advice.
“Someone has walked this road before you.”
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Where are you in the journey?
Every family’s path is different. Choose where you are, and we’ll show you people who’ve been there.
Just Diagnosed
The first days and weeks
In Treatment
Hospital life and the long middle
Finishing Treatment
The last dose and the quiet after
Life After Treatment
Survivorship and moving forward
I’m a Patient
Your experience matters here
I’m a Survivor
Looking back, growing up
Lived experience, not medical advice
Been There shares lived experiences, not medical advice. Treatment decisions and urgent medical concerns belong with your oncology team.
Real stories
Featured stories
Long-form, honest accounts. The stories below are fictional demo content that shows how Been There will work.
Ask someone who’s been there
Popular questions
The things people wonder at 2 a.m., after the clinical conversation is over.
For every member of the family
Patients. Caregivers. Survivors.
Parents & caregivers
From diagnosis day to the end-of-treatment wobble: what it was really like, from people a few steps ahead.
Survivors
Looking back on relationships, work, identity and late effects — and what you wish others had understood.
Siblings
The brothers and sisters in the waiting room. Your experience matters here, too.
Community principles
How we hold each other’s stories
Compassion
Every family is doing their best with impossible things.
Truthfulness
Honest experiences, including the hard parts, without false hope or fear.
Humility
We share what happened to us — never what your oncology team should do.
Privacy
Pseudonyms by default. No children’s names, birth dates or hospital details.
Your story could be the light someone needs tonight.
Share your lived experience, including the hard parts. Independent of organizations, and anonymous if you prefer.
Share Your Story