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 ...

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

Finding the Cures - a powerful documentary series that shines a light on pioneering research and the people behind it. The series takes you inside what’s been described as the “Golden Age of cancer ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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