Cancer is when abnormal cells divide in an uncontrolled way. Some cancers may eventually spread into other tissues. There are more than 200 different types of cancer. 1 in 2 people in the UK will get ...

This study is asking people about their experiences of having radiotherapy for prostate or breast cancer. It is also asking them about their travel to hospital to find out about the impact of ...

Caroline, who lives just outside Glasgow with her husband Phil, is a devoted mother and advocate for people affected by children and young people’s cancers.

How many people are diagnosed with cancer – incidence Incidence means how many people get a particular type of cancer. It is often written as the number of cancer cases per 100,000 people in the ...

Types of bladder cancer The type of bladder cancer means the type of cell the cancer started in. Knowing this helps your doctor decide which treatment you need. The most common type of bladder cancer ...

Stages, types and grades of prostate cancer The tests and scans you have to diagnose prostate cancer give information about: the type of cell the cancer started in and where it began how abnormal the ...

Colon cancer The colon is the first part of the large bowel. It is about 5 feet long and is divided into 4 sections. Cancer can develop in any of these. The parts of the colon are the: ascending colon ...

The targeted lung cancer screening programme is new. So it’s likely that it will take some time before this is available for everyone. When it’s up and running, everyone aged between 55 and 74 who ...

What is a healthy diet to reduce 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. A healthy, balanced diet ...

This information looks at how inherited gene changes can cause cancer and what you can do if you have a strong family history of cancer. How can genes cause cancer? Inside almost every single cell in ...

This trial is looking at using aspirin to see if it can help stop cancer coming back after treatment. This trial is open to people who have had an early stage cancer of one of the following Breast ...

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