It is common to have many different emotions when you are told you have cancer. These can be difficult to cope with. Partners, family and friends may also have some of the same feelings. There are ...

The stomach is a stretchy, muscular bag that stores food and helps break it down through digestion. It is in the upper left-hand side of the tummy area (abdomen). Cancer can develop in the stomach.

Symptoms of a brain tumour depend on where the tumour is in the brain. Symptoms can include headache and seizures. But these can be caused by other conditions too. Symptoms depend on where the tumour ...

A vestibular schwannoma is also called an acoustic neuroma. It starts in cells called Schwann cells. Schwann cells cover and support the hearing and balance nerve. Vestibular schwannomas develop from ...

In the video below, oncologist Rebecca talks about how bowel cancer is staged. She explains the difference between early, locally advanced and advanced bowel cancer. The stage of a cancer describes ...

The combination is used to treat bowel cancer or cancer of the oesophagus, gastro-oesophageal junction and stomach. It may sometimes be used to treat other cancers. It is best to read this information ...

Skin cancers can be split into 2 groups: non-melanoma, including basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) melanoma, including melanoma, lentigo maligna melanoma, superficial ...

Your cancer team will talk to you about this treatment and its possible side effects before you agree (consent) to have treatment. This information is correct at time of publishing. But sometimes the ...

A stoma is an opening that is made through the tummy (abdominal) wall. It connects the bowel to the surface of the tummy. The stoma is round or oval-shaped, and it looks pink and moist. It has no ...

A team of health professionals will work with you to plan the treatment that is best for you. Usually, if you have been diagnosed with cancer, a team of health professionals will work together to plan ...

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FAP is a rare condition that can run in families. It sometimes used to be called Gardner syndrome. FAP causes hundreds or thousands of small growths in the the large bowel. These are called polyps or ...