Information on screening and risk reduction to help healthcare professionals support patients with urgent suspected cancer referrals.

17,600 new cases of melanoma skin cancer each year, 2017-2019 average, UK.

Your recovery after surgery will depend on what operation you have had. It also depends on your general health. Having all or part of your kidney removed is major surgery. This page is about what to ...

Mushrooms are often talked about as a treatment for cancer. There is currently not enough evidence to say that any type of mushroom can prevent or cure cancer. Mushrooms are part of the fungus family ...

The anal canal and anal margin are lined with squamous cells. These protect the area and stop it from drying out. Cancer that starts in squamous cells is called squamous cell cancer (SCC). This is the ...

It can take some time to recover from your brain tumour operation. Everyone takes a different amount of time to recover. You might stay in hospital for around 3 to 10 days after surgery. How long you ...

Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia accounted for 1% of all new cancer cases in the UK in 2017-2019.[1-4] In females in the UK, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia accounted for less than 1% of all new female ...

We’re the world’s largest independent funder of cancer research, investing over $400 million each year across prevention, diagnosis and treatment. We do this because cancer is a global issue. The ...

Secondary liver cancer is when a cancer that started somewhere else in the body has spread to the liver. Where a cancer starts is called the primary cancer. If some cancer cells break away from the ...

The symptoms listed here are more often caused by other medical conditions. But if you have any of them it is important to see your GP. Watch this short video about the symptoms of breast cancer. It ...

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia accounted for less than 1% of all new cancer cases in the UK in 2017-2019.[1-4] In females in the UK, acute lymphoblastic leukaemia accounted for less than 1% of all new ...

What happens after surgery depends on the type of operation you have had. Many people now have breast surgery as a day case or go home the following day. If you have breast reconstruction at the same ...