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We cover all aspects of cancer including treatments and support services in the UK. We have developed a style guide based on the principles of plain English. We aim to make our information ...

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 ...

When other people find out you're dying, it can help to know how they might react and how you can talk to them about this. Generally, the people who love you will feel as shocked and overwhelmed as ...

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 ...

How does aflibercept and FOLFIRI work? Aflibercept is a type of targeted cancer drug. Cancers need a blood supply to survive and grow. Aflibercept stops the cancer from growing new blood vessels. It ...

The Emeralds & Ivy Ball is Cancer Research UK’s flagship fundraising gala celebrating our long-standing partnership with the Keating family and the Marie Keating Foundation. The annual ball, which has ...

Metastatic bowel cancer is cancer that started in either the back passage (rectum) or large bowel (colon) and has spread to another part of the body. It is also called advanced cancer. You might have ...

Opdualag is made up of the immunotherapy drugs nivolumab and relatlimab. You pronounce nivolumab as ni-vol-you-mab. And relatlimab as reh-lat-lih-mab. Nivolumab and relatlimab are types of ...

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 ...

The stage of a cancer tells you how big it is and whether it has spread. There are 4 stages of ovarian cancer. The grade means how abnormal the cells look under the microscope. The stage and grade ...

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?