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This study is asking people about their experiences of having radiotherapy for prostate or breast cancer. It is also asking them about their travel to hospital to find out about the impact of ...
Caroline, who lives just outside Glasgow with her husband Phil, is a devoted mother and advocate for people affected by children and young people’s cancers.
Breast, prostate, lung, and bowel cancers together accounted for over half (53%) of all new cancer cases in the UK in 2017-2019. Lung, bowel, breast and prostate cancers together accounted for almost ...
There are more than 1,000 New cancer cases in the UK every day (2017-2019). Half (50%) of people diagnosed with cancer in England and Wales survive their disease for ten years or more (2010-11 ...
It is a treatment for neuroendocrine tumours (NETs). NETs are a type of neuroendocrine cancer. You take capecitabine as a tablet. You swallow it whole with a glass of water. You usually take the ...
There are potential benefits to remote consultations, such as facilitating regular and effective use of safety netting tools by health professionals 4.Furthermore, the results from CRUK's Cancer ...
The ampulla is part of the digestive system. It is also called the ampulla of Vater. It is where bile and pancreatic juices drain into the first part of the small bowel. Doctors call this part of the ...
Grades and stages of neuroendocrine cancer. The tests and scans you have give information about the stage and grade of your cancer. A specialist doctor (pathologist) looks at the cancer cells under a ...
How does aflibercept and FOLFIRI work? Aflibercept is a type of targeted cancer drug. Cancers need a blood supply to survive and grow. Aflibercept stops the cancer from growing new blood vessels. It ...
What were the key messages? The key message for the public was ‘This little kit could save your life’. Other key messages included: If you're aged 60-74 you'll be sent a free bowel cancer screening ...
There aren't many foods that can cause cancer. But we know that eating processed meat increases the risk of bowel cancer Eating a healthy balanced diet can help reduce your risk of cancer You may have ...
There have been great improvements in the collection of different datasets over the last decade. Unfortunately, researchers are finding it difficult to access the data they need or are waiting a long ...