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At each follow up your doctor or nurse checks how you are coping with any ongoing treatment for example, hormone therapy. Your healthcare team can give you information and support to help you cope.

You might have surgery to remove most or all the lymph nodes in the armpit (axilla) close to the breast. This is called an axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) or axillary clearance. Breast cancer ...

Mantle cell lymphoma is a rare type of B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). NHL is a type of blood cancer that affects white blood cells called lymphocytes. It is a cancer of the lymphatic system.

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 ...

If you’ve been affected by cancer and want to help shape the future of research, we’d love to hear from you. Whether you’re ...

Non muscle invasive bladder cancer means the cancer cells are only in the inner lining of the bladder. They have not grown through the inner lining and into the deeper muscle layer of the bladder. It ...

There is a risk of problems or complications after any operation. Possible problems after lung cancer surgery include feeling tired, an air leak from the lung, breathing problems, or pain. Pain can ...

Head and neck cancer accounts for 3% of all new cancer cases in the UK, with around 4,000 new cases in females and around 8,800 new cases in males every year (2017-2019).

Ascites (pronounced aye-site-eez) is the medical name for a build up of fluid in the tummy (abdomen). If the ascites is caused by cancer it can also be called malignant ascites. Unfortunately having ...

The stage of a cancer means how big the cancer is and whether it has spread. Knowing the stage helps your doctor decide which treatment you need. Most people with mesothelioma are diagnosed at an ...

The stages of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) tell you about the number and places in the body that are affected by lymphoma. Knowing the stage helps your doctor to decide what treatment you need. Your ...