You usually start by seeing your GP if you have symptoms. They will ask you about any symptoms and examine you. They will then decide whether to refer you for further tests or to a specialist. It’s ...

Your symptoms are unlikely to be cancer but it is important to get them checked by a doctor. Try not to be embarrassed. Doctors are used to discussing intimate problems and will try to put you at ease ...

Finding out that you are nearing the end of life can be very upsetting and hard to cope with. How long you might have is difficult to predict. Your healthcare team may be able to give you an idea. It ...

Children of all ages will probably need a lot of support when someone close to them is dying. It can help to know what they might ask and need. Children find the death of a very close relative very ...

Metastatic bowel cancer is cancer that has spread from the back passage (rectum) and large intestines (colon) to other parts of the body, such as the liver. Sometimes cancer has spread when it is ...

Early detection and diagnosis (ED&D) research seeks to detect and diagnose consequential precancerous changes and cancer at the earliest possible point at which an intervention might be made, reducing ...

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) uses heat to kill cancer cells. You can have it to get rid of your cancer, to control its growth or to control symptoms. You might have it on its own or with other ...

Please note - this trial is no longer recruiting patients. We hope to add results when they are available. After treatment you see your doctor regularly to make sure the cancer isn’t coming back. If ...

Ovarian cancer is when abnormal cells in the ovary, fallopian tube or peritoneum begin to grow and divide in an uncontrolled way. They eventually form a growth (tumour). If not caught early, cancer ...

You usually have external beam radiotherapy for ovarian cancer. External beam radiotherapy directs radiotherapy beams at the cancer from a machine outside of the body. When do you have radiotherapy?

Advanced ovarian cancer means that the cancer has spread outside the ovary. It may have spread within the pelvis or abdomen, or further away to other parts of the body such as the lungs. Some women ...

into your vein - the drugs circulate throughout your body in the bloodstream directly into your tummy (abdomen) during surgery - this is called hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) This ...