Not all cancers are the same. Some cancers grow quickly but many grow very slowly. When you are diagnosed with some types of cancer, you might not need treatment straight away. Doctors monitor you ...

Building on the success of our sold-out 2024 inaugural event, we've expanded the conference to a three-day programme. We'll be exploring the future of data-enabled cancer research, highlighting the ...

We carry out world-class research into more than 200 types of cancer through the work of more than 4,000 scientists, doctors and nurses. Day by day, step by step, research is driving advances in the ...

Causes of cancer: what’s proven and what’s not? Stories about possible cancer causes make for hot topics in the news and on social media. But some things you hear, read or see are not supported by ...

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 ...

Many things can cause fatigue in people with cancer. This includes the cancer itself and treatment you might have. Your doctor will want to check for other medical conditions that may be causing your ...

After your operation, you will wake up in the recovery room. Recovery rooms and wards are busy and often noisy places that some people find strange and disorienting. You'll feel drowsy because of the ...

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 ...

You may have both internal radiotherapy and external radiotherapy. External radiotherapy uses a machine outside the body to direct radiation beams at the cancer. Permanent seed brachytherapy is when ...

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 ...

Flu is an infection caused by a virus. It is very infectious. You mainly catch it from coughs and sneezes of people with the virus. The symptoms of flu often come on quickly and include: Anyone who ...

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.