Search for the cancer type you want to find out about. Each section has detailed information about symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, research and coping with cancer. If you are not sure which cancer ...

You might have more than one type of prostate cancer at the same time. For example, adenocarcinoma mixed with a rare type of prostate cancer. Rare types of prostate cancer can be difficult to diagnose ...

What is a risk factor? Anything that can increase your risk of getting a disease is called a risk factor. Different cancers have different risk factors.­ Having one or more of these risk factors doesn ...

The main treatments for breast cancer include surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and hormone therapy. Your treatment depends on a number of factors such as how big the cancer is and whether it has ...

Chemotherapy might affect your ability to have children (fertility). It can be difficult to navigate. You might want to look into fertility treatments or get support to help you cope. Chemotherapy can ...

Your menopause might be temporary or permanent. It is more likely to be permanent if you are closer to the natural age of menopause. Your doctor might be able to suggest what will happen in your ...

Sweating is how our bodies keep cool. We have sweat glands in the skin over most parts of our body. They are in the layer of the skin called the dermis. The nerve cells in the dermis control sweating.

Find out about managing cancer symptoms and possible side effects from cancer treatment. There is information about pain, sickness, diet problems and much more. Go to the information about treatment ...

Metastatic prostate cancer commonly spreads to lymph nodes in other parts of the body or to the bones. It can also spread to other organs such as the lungs. Locally advanced prostate cancer is ...

How do doctors group prostate cancer? In the UK, doctors now use the Cambridge Prognostic Group (CPG) for prostate cancer that hasn't spread. This divides prostate cancer into 5 prognostic groups. The ...

Lymphoedema means a build up of lymph fluid that causes swelling in a part of the body. It can sometimes develop due to cancer or cancer treatment. There are ways to reduce your risk of infection when ...

There are different types of vaccines. There are vaccines that: protect us from diseases such as the flu vaccine help protect us from cancer such as the HPV vaccine help to treat cancer This page is ...