Survival depends on different factors. So no one can tell you exactly how long you will live. Doctors usually work out the outlook for a certain disease by looking at large groups of people. Because ...

Hodgkin lymphoma is a type of blood cancer that affects white blood cells called lymphocytes. It is also called a cancer of the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system is a system of thin tubes and ...

Cancer cells can reach the meninges by travelling in the bloodstream from a cancer somewhere else in the body. Or they might spread from a secondary cancer that has already developed in the brain. A ...

Chemotherapy is a type of anti cancer drug treatment. It travels around your bloodstream and works by killing cancer cells. Chemotherapy drugs lower the level of white blood cells in your body. Your ...

DCIS is an early breast cancer. It means that some cells in the lining of the ducts of the breast tissue have started to turn into cancer cells. These cells are all contained inside the ducts. They ...

Cancer pain has many different causes and there are different types. You can have pain control and get support to help you manage any pain you might have. Most cancer pain is caused by the tumour ...

You might have surgery to remove most or all the lymph nodes in the armpit (axilla) close to the breast. This is called an axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) or axillary clearance. Breast cancer ...

Doctors diagnose melanoma by removing the abnormal mole or area of skin. They send it to the laboratory to check if it's melanoma and how thick it is. You normally have a second operation to remove ...

The type of cervical cancer you have tells you the type of cell that the cancer started in. The 2 main types of cervical cancer are squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. The grade of a cancer ...

If you’ve been affected by cancer and want to help shape the future of research, we’d love to hear from you. Whether you’re ...

Cancer is when abnormal cells divide in an uncontrolled way. Some cancers may spread into other tissues that are nearby or in distant parts of the body. Children's cancer is much less common than ...

Ascites (pronounced aye-site-eez) is the medical name for a build up of fluid in the tummy (abdomen). If the ascites is caused by cancer it can also be called malignant ascites. Unfortunately having ...