The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is looking for patient experts to help its committee understand what matters most to people affected by cervical cancer. This insight helps ...

This will depend on which chemotherapy drugs you had. Some types of chemotherapy make hair fall out completely. Other types make the hair thinner, or change its texture. Your hair might not grow back ...

All cancers begin in cells. Our bodies are made up of more than a hundred million million (100,000,000,000,000) cells. Cancer starts with changes in one cell or a small group of cells. Usually, we ...

With a bit of planning and a few precautions, your social life can still go ahead. You might not always be able to do the things you take for granted. But you don't need to stop your social life ...

Upper urinary tract urothelial cancer used to be called transitional cell cancer (TCC) of the kidney or ureter. This is because it starts in cells called transitional cells. There are many different ...

Immunotherapy uses our immune system to fight cancer. It works by helping the immune system recognise and attack cancer cells. When you might have immunotherapy drugs for pleural mesothelioma Pleural ...

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 ...

If you notice a change in your skin and you’re worried, you shouldn’t delay contacting your GP. Your worry is unlikely to go away if you don’t make an appointment. The symptom might not be due to ...

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 usually have surgery to treat skin cancer, but you might have another treatment. This depends on where your skin cancer is, how big it is and your general health. The main treatment for skin ...

7,600 new cases of ovarian cancer, 2017-2019, UK.

What is a second opinion? A second opinion means seeing another GP or specialist doctor. They will give their view on your diagnosis or treatment. This might mean going to a different NHS hospital or ...