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- General information about cancer
- What is cancer?
- Who gets cancer?
- How can my doctors tell?
- What causes cancer?
- Are there different types?
- Which are the most common cancers?
- What is the difference between primary and secondary cancer?
- Can cancer be cured?
- How is cancer treated?
- Questions I Might Ask
- More detailed information
- The multidisciplinary team (MDT)
- Cancer Prevention
- Early signs and symptoms
- Early detection and Screening
- Cancer Types
- Adrenal tumour
- Anal cancer
- Bile duct cancer
- what is Bile duct cancer
- What is cancer of the bile ducts?
- How does bile duct cancer spread?
- What are the symptoms of bile duct cancer?
- What causes bile duct cancer?
- What questions might I ask my doctor?
- What will life be like after treatment for bile duct cancer?
- Where can I get more information?
- Who else can help my family and me?
- Can the risk of bile duct cancer be reduced?
- What are the treatment options for bile duct cancer?
- What tests will I have?
- Ultrasound scan to test for bile duct cancer
- Computerised tomography (CT or CAT scan) to test for bile duct cancer
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan to test for bile duct cancer
- Hepatic angiography and arteriography
- Laparoscopy to test for for bile duct cancer
- Needle biopsy to test for bile duct cancer
- Endoscopic ultrasound scan (EUS) to test for bile duct cancer
- ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangio pancreatography)
- PTC (percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography)
- Exploratory surgery
- Giving your consent
- NHS cancer referral guidelines
- Bladder cancer
- What is bladder cancer?
- Where is the bladder and what does it do?
- Can the risk be reduced?
- What are the symptoms of bladder cancer?
- Who gets bladder cancer and what causes it?
- How does bladder cancer spread?
- What are the treatment options for bladder cancer?
- What tests will I have for bladder cancer?
- What questions might I ask my doctor?
- What will life be like after treatment?
- Where can I get more information?
- Who else can help me?
- Bowel (colorectal) cancer
- What is bowel cancer?
- How does bowel cancer spread?
- What are the symptoms of bowel cancer?
- What causes bowel cancer?
- Can the risk of bowel cancer be reduced?
- What are the treatment options for bowel cancer?
- What tests will I have for bowel cancer?
- What will happen when I have a test for bowel cancer?
- What questions might I ask my doctor?
- What will life be like after treatment?
- Where can I get more information?
- Who else can help me?
- Brain tumour
- Breast cancer
- What is breast cancer?
- Who gets breast cancer and what causes it?
- Can the risk of breast cancer be reduced?
- What are the treatment options for breast cancer?
- What tests will I have for breast cancer?
- How does breast cancer spread?
- What are the symptoms of breast cancer?
- What will life be like after treatment?
- What questions might I ask my doctor and/or breast care nurse?
- Where can I get more information?
- Who else can help me?
- Cancer of the testicle
- What is cancer of the testicle?
- What are the symptoms of testicular cancer?
- Who gets cancer of the testicle and what causes it?
- How quickly will I feel better after treatment for testicular cancer?
- What are the treatment options for testicular cancer?
- What tests will I have for testicular cancer?
- Will treatment for testicular cancer affect my sex life, or make me infertile?
- What questions might I ask my doctor?
- Where can I get more information about testicular cancer?
- Who else can help me?
- Cancer of the cervix
- What is the cervix?
- What is cancer of the cervix?
- Who gets cancer of the cervix and what causes it?
- Can the risk of cancer of the cervix be reduced?
- What are the symptoms of cancer of the cervix?
- How does cancer of the cervix spread?
- What questions might I ask my doctor?
- What tests will I have for cancer of the cervix?
- What will life be like after treatment for cancer of the cervix?
- What questions might I ask my doctor?
- Where can I get more information?
- Who else can help me?
- Children's cancers
- Eye cancer
- Gall bladder cancer
- Can the risk of gall bladder cancer be reduced?
- How does gall bladder cancer spread?
- What are the symptoms of gall bladder cancer?
- What causes cancer of the gall bladder?
- What is cancer of the gall bladder?
- What is the gall bladder?
- What tests will I have for gall bladder cancer?
- Ultrasound scan - gall bladder
- Computerised tomography (CT or CAT scan) - gall bladder
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan - gall bladder
- Angiography or arteriography - gall bladder
- Endoscopic ultrasound scan (EUS) - gall bladder
- ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangio pancreatography)
- PTC (percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography) and percutaneous biliary drainage
- Laparoscopic ultrasound - gall bladder
- Needle biopsy - gall bladder
- NHS cancer referral guidelines
- What are the treatment options for gall bladder cancer?
- What will life be like after treatment for gall bladder cancer?
- Where can I get more information?
- Hodgkin lymphoma
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- What are the symptoms of non-Hodgkin lymphoma?
- What is non-Hodgkin lymphoma?
- Who gets non-Hodgkin lymphoma and what causes it?
- Can the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma be reduced?
- What tests will I have?
- How does non-Hodgkin lymphoma spread?
- What is the difference between low grade and high grade lymphoma?
- What are the treatment options for non-Hodgkin lymphoma?
- What will life be like after treatment?
- Where can I get more information about non-Hodgkin lymphoma?
- Will treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma make me infertile?
- What is Hodgkin lymphoma?
- What is the lymphatic system?
- What is the difference between Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma?
- Who gets Hodgkin lymphoma and what are the symptoms?
- What are the treatment options for Hodgkin lymphoma?
- What tests will I have?
- What will life be like after treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma?
- Will treatment make me infertile?
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- Kaposi's sarcoma
- Kidney cancer
- Where are the kidneys and what do they do?
- What is kidney cancer?
- Who gets kidney cancer and what causes it?
- Can the risk of kidney cancer be reduced?
- How does kidney cancer spread?
- What are the symptoms of kidney cancer?
- What are the treatment options for kidney cancer?
- What tests will I have for kidney cancer?
- What will life be like after treatment?
- Where can I get more information?
- Who else can help me?
- Leukaemia
- What is leukaemia?
- Are there different types of leukaemia?
- Who gets leukaemia and what causes it?
- How does leukaemia spread?
- What are the symptoms of leukaemia?
- What tests will I have?
- What are the treatment options for leukaemia?
- Will treatment for leukaemia make me infertile?
- Where can I get more information about leukaemia?
- Who else can help me?
- Lymphoma
- Larynx
- What is cancer of the larynx?
- Where is the larynx, and what does it do?
- How does cancer of the larynx spread?
- What are the symptoms of cancer of the larynx?
- What causes cancer of the larynx?
- Can the risk of cancer of the larynx be reduced?
- What are the treatment options for cancer of the larynx?
- What tests will I have for cancer of the larynx?
- What will life be like after treatment for cancer of the larynx?
- Where can I get more information?
- Who else can help me?
- Liver Cancer
- What does the liver do?
- How does liver cancer spread?
- What are the symptoms of liver cancer?
- Can the risk of liver cancer be reduced?
- What is liver cancer?
- What tests will I have for liver cancer?
- What are the symptoms of liver cancer?
- What are the treatment options?
- What will life be like after treatment for liver cancer?
- What will life be like after treatment for liver cancer?
- Where can I get more information about liver cancer?
- Lung cancer
- How does lung cancer cancer spread?
- What is lung cancer?
- Who gets lung cancer and what causes it?
- Can the risk of lung cancer be reduced?
- How does lung cancer cancer spread?
- What are the symptoms of lung cancer?
- What tests will I have for lung cancer?
- What are the treatment options for lung cancer?
- What will life be like after treatment?
- Where can I get more information?
- Male breast cancer
- Neuroblastoma
- Neuroendocrine tumour
- What is a neuroendocrine tumour?
- Who gets this type of cancer and what causes it?
- What are the symptoms?
- What tests will I have for neuroendocrine tumour?
- What are the treatment options for neuroendocrine tumour?
- What will life be like after treatment?
- Who else can help me?
- Where can I get more information?
- Mesothelioma
- What are the symptoms?
- What is mesothelioma?
- How does the cancer spread?
- What causes mesothelioma?
- Can the risk of developing mesothelioma be reduced?
- What are the treatment options?
- What tests will I have for mesothelioma?
- What will life be like after treatment for mesothelioma?
- Where can I get more information?
- Who else can help me and my family?
- Mouth Cancer
- Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN)
- Myeloma
- What is myeloma?
- Who gets myeloma and what causes it?
- Can the risk of myeloma be reduced?
- What are the symptoms of myeloma?
- How does myeloma spread?
- What tests will I have for myeloma?
- What are the treatment options for myeloma?
- What are the treatment options for myeloma?
- What will life be like after treatment?
- Where can I get more information about myeloma?
- Cancer of the Oesophagus
- Where is the oesophagus?
- What is cancer of the oesophagus?
- Who gets cancer of the oesophagus and what causes it?
- Can the risk of oesophageal cancer be reduced?
- What are the symptoms of cancer of the oesophagus?
- How does cancer of the oesophagus spread?
- What are the treatment options for cancer of the oesophagus?
- What tests will I have?
- What will life be like after treatment for cancer of the oesophagus?
- What tests will I have?
- Nose
- Ovarian cancer
- Where are the ovaries and what do they do?
- What is ovarian cancer?
- Who gets ovarian cancer and what causes it?
- Can the risk of ovarian cancer be reduced?
- Can ovarian cancer be detected at an early stage?
- What are the symptoms of ovarian cancer?
- How does ovarian cancer spread?
- What are the treatment options for ovarian cancer?
- Will treatment for ovarian cancer make me infertile?
- Where can I get more information?
- Cancer of the pancreas
- Where is the pancreas and what does it do?
- What is cancer of the pancreas?
- Who gets cancer of the pancreas and what causes it?
- Can the risk of cancer of the pancreas be reduced?
- What are the symptoms of cancer of the pancreas?
- What tests will I have?
- How does cancer of the pancreas spread?
- What are the treatment options for cancer of the pancreas?
- Where can I get more information?
- Cancer of the penis (penile cancer)
- What is penile cancer?
- Who gets penile cancer and what causes it?
- Can the risk of cancer of the penis be reduced?
- What are the symptoms of cancer of the penis?
- What tests will I have for cancer of the penis?
- What are the treatment options for cancer of the penis?
- What will life be like after treatment for cancer of the penis?
- Where can I get more information about cancer of the penis?
- How does cancer of the penis cancer spread?
- Cancer of the pharynx
- Phaeochromcytoma
- Pituitary tumours
- Prostate cancer
- Where is the prostate and what does it do?
- What is prostate cancer?
- Who gets prostate cancer and what causes it?
- Can the risk of prostate cancer be reduced?
- What are the symptoms of prostate cancer?
- How does prostate cancer spread?
- What are the treatment options for prostate cancer?
- What tests will I have for prostate cancer?
- What will life be like after treatment for prostate cancer?
- Where can I get more information about prostate cancer?
- Who else can help me?
- Sarcoma
- Skin cancer
- What is the skin and what does it do?
- Non-cancerous skin conditions
- Pre-cancerous skin conditions
- Basal cell carcinoma
- What is basal cell carcinoma?
- How does basal cell carcinoma spread?
- What are the symptoms of basal cell carcinoma?
- What causes basal cell carcinoma?
- Can the risk of basal cell carcinoma be reduced?
- What tests will I have for basal cell carcinoma?
- What are the treatment options for basal cell carcinoma?
- Photographs of basal cell carcinoma
- What will life be like after treatment for basal cell carcinoma?
- Where can I get more information about basal cell carcinoma?
- Squamous cell carcinoma
- What is squamous cell carcinoma?
- How does squamous cell carcinoma spread?
- What are the symptoms of squamous cell carcinoma?
- What causes squamous cell carcinoma?
- Can the risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma be reduced?
- What tests will I have for squamous cell carcinoma?
- What are the treatment options for squamous cell carcinoma?
- What will life be like after treatment for squamous cell carcinoma?
- What questions might I ask my doctors?
- Where can I get more information about squamous cell carcinoma?
- Who else can help me and my family?
- Photographs of squamous cell carcinoma
- Melanoma
- What is melanoma?
- What are the symptoms of melanoma?
- How does melanoma spread?
- What causes melanoma?
- Can the risk of melanoma be reduced?
- What tests will I have for melanoma?
- What are the treatment options for melanoma?
- What will life be like after treatment for melanoma?
- Where can I get more information about melanoma?
- Who else can help me and my family?
- Photographs of melanoma
- Rare types of skin cancer
- About sunscreens
- Where can I get more general information about skin cancer?
- Stomach cancer
- Thyroid cancer
- Cancer of the uterus (womb)
- Where is the uterus and what does it do?
- What is cancer of the uterus?
- Who gets cancer of the uterus and what causes it?
- What are the symptoms of cancer of the uterus?
- Can the risk of cancer of the uterus be reduced?
- How does cancer of the uterus spread?
- What tests will I have for cancer of the uterus?
- What are the treatment options for cancer of the uterus?
- What will life be like after treatment?
- Will I get any side-effects from radiotherapy for cancer of the uterus?
- Where can I get more information about cancer of the uterus?
- Vaginal cancer
- Cancer of the vulva
- What will life be like after treatment for cancer of the vulva?
- Where is the vulva?
- What is cancer of the vulva?
- Can the risk of cancer of the vulva be reduced?
- What causes cancer of the vulva?
- What are the symptoms of cancer of the vulva?
- How does cancer of the vulva spread?
- What are the treatment options for cancer of the vulva?
- What tests will I have for cancer of the vulva?
- What are the treatment options for cancer of the vulva?
- Where can I get more information about cancer of the vulva?
- Tests
- Common tests
- Barium enema
- Biopsy - general
- Lung biopsy
- Bone scan
- Bronchoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- CT scan
- Electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Endoscopic ultrasound scan (EUS)
- Endoscopy (upper GI)
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangio pancreatography (ERCP)
- Exercise tolerance test (ETT)
- Fine needle aspiration (FNA): breast
- Hepatic arteriography and hepatic angiography
- Pulmonary function test (PFT)
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy
- Cancer referral guidelines
- Genetic testing
- Common tests
- Cancer treatments
- Chemotherapy
- Surgery
- Hormone therapy
- What is hormone therapy and how does it work?
- Which cancers can be treated with hormone therapy?
- Which cancers can be treated with hormone therapy?
- Why might I have hormone therapy?
- How long will treatment last?
- How is hormone therapy given?
- What questions might I ask my doctor?
- What side-effects might there be?
- Where can I get more information?
- Complementary and holistic approaches
- Clinical trials
- What is a cancer clinical trial?
- How are clinical trials organised?
- Can I change my mind and withdraw from the trial?
- Can I insist on joining a trial?
- Does the doctor have to ask my permission before entering me for a trial?
- What will I have to do if I join a trial?
- Will I get better treatment if I join a trial?
- What questions might I ask my doctor?
- Where can I get more information about clinical trials?
- Which trials are running in my local area?
- The care available when cancer can’t be cured
- Support at home
- Living with cancer
- Advice on coping with symptoms and side-effects
- Feeling low or depressed
- Getting back to normal after treatment for cancer
- Talking about cancer
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- Patient Information Pathways
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- Breast cancer information pathway
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- Chemotherapy
- What is chemotherapy?
- How does chemotherapy work?
- Why am I having chemotherapy?
- How long will my treatment last?
- What questions might I ask my doctor or nurse?
- How are chemotherapy drugs given?
- Which drugs will I be given?
- Who will look after me when I have my chemotherapy?
- What will happen to me when I go for chemotherapy treatment?
- Will chemotherapy affect my sex life?
- Will chemotherapy make me infertile?
- Will I still be able to do everyday things?
- What can I do to help myself?
- Where can I get more information?
- Who else can help me?
- Will there be any side-effects?
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- What is Oncology?
- What exactly do Macmillan nurses do? Why do they not provide hands-on nursing support?
- Will a cure ever be found?
- What should I do if I have a problem with a piece of equipment that my district nurse has supplied?
- What is the difference between Macmillan, Marie Curie and Northern Ireland Hospice Care?
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