Children's cancers incidence rates in the UK are highest in the under-fives age group, with almost 1 in 2 (45%) of all new cancer cases being diagnosed in this age group (2017-2019). Childrens cancer ...

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 ...

What is a risk factor? Anything that can increase your risk of getting a disease is called a risk factor. Different cancers have different risk factors.­ Having one or more of these risk factors doesn ...

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 ...

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 ...

Not all cancers are the same. Some cancers grow quickly but many grow very slowly. When you are diagnosed with some types of cancer, you might not need treatment straight away. Doctors monitor you ...

Doctors in the UK now use a tool called the Cambridge Prognostic Group (CPG). This divides prostate cancer into 5 groups. This helps them recommend if you need treatment and the type of treatment you ...

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 ...

Our bodies are made up of billions of cells. The cells are so small that we can only see them under a microscope. Cells group together to make up the tissues and organs of our bodies. They are very ...

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 ...

What is secondary breast cancer? Secondary breast cancer means that a cancer that began in the breast has spread to another part of the body. It is also called advanced or metastatic breast cancer.