Survival for brain and spinal cord tumours depends on different factors. So no one call tell you exactly how long you will live. These are general statistics based on large groups of people. Remember, ...

What is a risk factor? Anything that increases your risk of getting a disease is called a risk factor. Will I get cervical cancer if I have several risk factors? Having one or more risk factors does ...

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 ...

The stage of a cancer tells you about its size and whether it has spread. The type means the type of cell the cancer started from. The grade means how abnormal the cells look under the microscope.

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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 ...

Stage 1 means that the cancer is only in the neck of the womb (cervix). The main treatment is surgery. You may, very rarely, also have combined radiotherapy and chemotherapy (chemoradiotherapy). What ...

Doctors divide prostate cancer that hasn't spread into groups. This helps them recommend if you need treatment and the type of treatment you need. They use different systems to do this. These are: the ...

Alcohol causes 7 different types of cancer. It’s alcohol itself that causes damage to your body - the type of alcohol you drink doesn’t matter. Whatever your drinking habits, cutting down will reduce ...

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 ...

The type of cancer tells you what type of cell the cancer started in. Most mouth and oropharyngeal cancers start in squamous cells and are called squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Other types of mouth ...

Myeloproliferative neoplasms are a group of rare disorders of the bone marrow that cause an increase in the number of blood cells. You may also hear doctors call them MPN or myeloproliferative ...