All NHS prescriptions are free if you live in Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland. There are usually charges in England. But if you have cancer, you can apply for a certificate to get free ...

What is a rare cancer? A rare cancer is one that affects a small number of people. Doctors might also call a cancer rare if it starts in an unusual place in the body. Or if the cancer is an unusual ...

Search for the cancer type you want to find out about. Each section has detailed information about symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, research and coping with cancer. If you are not sure which cancer ...

Our research led to the development of the HPV vaccine which is expected to prevent almost 90% of cervical cancer cases in the UK In the last 50 years, our work has helped double cancer survival in ...

1,900 new cancer cases in children in the UK every year (2017-2019).

These figures take account of the possibility that someone can have more than one diagnosis of cancer in their lifetime ('Adjusted for Multiple Primaries' (AMP) method).[3] Lifetime risk estimates ...

Incidence rates for testicular cancer are highest in males aged 30 to 34 in the UK, with around 1 in 5 (19%) of all new testicular cancer cases diagnosed in this age group (2017-2019). Testicular ...

Adrenal cortical cancer (ACC) is a very rare type of adrenal gland tumour. The adrenal glands are next to the kidneys and make hormones that control important body functions. This page is about ACC ...

About the role In every corner of the UK, 400,000 participants are limbering up to join the fight against cancer. Last year, ...

The content in this section was produced for health professionals. If you are a member of the public and would like to access information on the signs and symptoms of cancer, you can access more ...

Stem cell or bone marrow transplants are treatments for some types of cancer including leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma. You have them with high dose chemotherapy and sometimes radiotherapy. They are ...

Bobby was a footballer who captained West Ham and led the England men’s senior team to their first and only World Cup victory in 1966. He was 51 when he died of bowel cancer in 1993. Shortly after, ...