Survival depends on different factors. No one can tell you exactly how long you will live. Doctors usually work out the outlook for a certain disease by looking at large groups of people. Primary ...

The stage of primary liver cancer tells you how big it is and whether it has spread to other parts of the body. This helps your doctor recommend the best treatment for you. There are different staging ...

Soft tissue sarcomas are cancers that develop in the connective and supporting tissues of the body. These include tissues such as the muscle, nerves, fat, fibrous tissue and blood vessels. There are ...

Your risk of developing cancer depends on many factors. These include your age, genetics, lifestyle and environmental factors. Anything that can increase your risk of cancer is called a risk factor.

The stage of a cancer means how big it is and if it has spread. The grade means how abnormal the cancer cells look under a microscope. Your doctor uses this information to help them decide which ...

Survival depends on different factors. So no one can tell you exactly how long you will live. Doctors usually work out the outlook for a certain disease by looking at large groups of people. Because ...

Being infertile means you cannot have children. Not all chemotherapy drugs affect your ability to get someone pregnant. But some drugs can: reduce the number of sperm you produce affect the sperm's ...

Metastatic lung cancer means that the cancer has spread from where it started in the lung. It is also called advanced lung cancer. Unfortunately advanced cancer can’t usually be cured. But treatment ...

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK. Survival for breast cancer is generally good, particularly if you are diagnosed early. This is probably because of screening, early diagnosis and ...

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 about vaccines that help to treat cancer. Cancer treatment ...

Some neuroendocrine cancers grow slowly, others more quickly. For some neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) you might not need treatment straight away. Your doctor keeps an eye on the cancer with regular ...

Personalised medicine uses information about a person and their cancer to help with diagnosis and treatment. It is sometimes called precision medicine. Doctors use samples of your blood, or of your ...