Our next event will take place in Atlanta, Georgia, USA from 3-5 June 2026, in partnership with the American Cancer Society. Through this conference, we are creating a multidisciplinary cancer ...

There are many different types of tests or scans you might have to find out if you have cancer. The type you need depends on the symptoms you have and the part of the body affected. You might also ...

Most of these pictures show what the mole or skin changes look like close up. The pictures below have been provided by the St John’s Institute of Dermatology at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital. These ...

The stage of mouth cancer tells you how big it is, its depth, and whether it has spread. The grade tells you how much the cancer cells look like normal cells. This gives your doctor an idea of how the ...

DPD stands for dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase. It is an enzyme the liver makes that helps the body break down thymine and uracil. Thymine and uracil make up part of the structure of our genes. Uracil ...

MRI stands for magnetic resonance imaging. It is a type of scan that creates pictures using magnetism and radio waves. MRI scans produce pictures from angles all around the body and shows up soft ...

Head and neck cancer is a general term that covers many different types of cancer. The treatment you need depends on the type of cancer you have. We have information about the main types of head and ...

Survival depends on many factors. No one can tell you exactly how long you will live. Below are general statistics based on large groups of people. Remember, they can’t tell you what will happen in ...

Every two minutes, someone in the UK is diagnosed with cancer, and 1 in 2 of us will get cancer in our lifetime.* For the past 120 years, we’ve been making discoveries that save lives. In the last 50 ...

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is a type of blood cancer. Chemotherapy is the main treatment. We know that your child being diagnosed with cancer can be devastating. It's common to feel ...

CT colonography is a test that uses CT scans to check the large bowel (colon) and back passage (rectum). It’s also called a CTC or a virtual colonoscopy. You have this test as an outpatient in the CT ...

Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK, with around 46,600 new cases every year (2018-19, 2021). Patients who are diagnosed with bowel cancer at its earliest stage have more treatment ...