Your symptoms are unlikely to be cancer but it is important to get them checked by a doctor. Try not to be embarrassed. Doctors are used to discussing intimate problems and will try to put you at ease ...

Your risk of developing bowel (colon and rectal) cancer depends on many things including age, genetics and lifestyle factors. What is a risk factor? Anything that can increase your risk of getting a ...

Programme Awards provide long-term support for broad, multidisciplinary research where the aim is to answer an interrelated set of questions. Applications are accepted from scientists, clinicians or ...

Chemotherapy uses anti cancer (cytotoxic) drugs to destroy cancer cells. Chemoembolisation is a treatment directly into the liver. You have chemotherapy into the blood vessel that feeds the tumour.

We are working with Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust to produce national standardised SACT regimen-specific consent forms. We want to support clinicians in ensuring all patients are fully ...

Testicular cancer is when abnormal cells in a testicle start to divide and grow in an uncontrolled way. The testicles are part of the male reproductive system. The testicles are two small oval shaped ...

There are over 100 different types of brain tumours. Tumours can start in any part of the brain or spinal cord. They are usually named after the type of cell they develop from. Read about the ...

We use evidence to create positive change in how you talk about cancer and health Talk Cancer was created by expert nurses in 2012 and since then we have trained over 7,000 people through our cancer ...

There are many cancer drugs and cancer drug combinations. They have individual side effects. The list includes chemotherapy, hormone therapies, targeted cancer drugs, immunotherapy drugs and ...

Stage 2 bowel (colon and rectal) cancer has spread into the outer wall of the bowel or into tissue or organs next to the bowel. It has not spread to the lymph nodes or distant parts of the body. Stage ...

Eating acrylamide in burnt food is unlikely to increase the risk of cancer Your overall diet (what you eat day-to-day) is more important for your cancer risk than any individual ingredient or food Why ...

People with terminal cancer can make decisions about their future care. Planning ahead makes sure other people know what care you would like in the future. What is advance care planning? Advance care ...