Long term or chronic constipation can lead to faecal impaction. Chronic constipation means difficulty having a poo that can last for several weeks or longer. One main symptom of faecal impaction, is ...

Half (50%) of people diagnosed with cancer in England and Wales survive their disease for ten years or more (2010-11). Cancer survival is higher in women than men. Cancer survival is improving and has ...

Cancer screening is for people with no symptoms. It looks for possible signs of cancer before they are noticeable. Screening can save lives by: Finding cancers at an early stage, when treatment is ...

Upper urinary tract urothelial cancer used to be called transitional cell cancer (TCC) of the kidney or ureter. This is because it starts in cells called transitional cells. There are many different ...

Immunotherapy uses our immune system to fight cancer. It works by helping the immune system recognise and attack cancer cells. When you might have immunotherapy drugs for pleural mesothelioma Pleural ...

Building on the success of our sold-out 2024 inaugural event, we've expanded the conference to a three-day programme. We'll be exploring the future of data-enabled cancer research, highlighting the ...

The lymphatic system is similar to the blood circulation system. The lymph vessels branch through all parts of the body like the arteries and veins that carry blood. But the lymphatic system tubes are ...

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 ...

Breast, prostate, lung, and bowel cancers together accounted for over half (53%) of all new cancer cases in the UK in 2017-2019. Lung, bowel, breast and prostate cancers together accounted for almost ...

Around 2,200 new Hodgkin lymphoma cases in the UK every year (2017-2019).

Below are general statistics based on large groups of people. Remember, they can’t tell you what will happen in your individual case. Your doctor can give you more information about your outlook ...

Cancer that starts in the eye is called primary eye cancer. This section is about primary eye cancer. Sometimes cancer can spread to the eye from another part of the body. This is called secondary eye ...