Cancer
We have a wealth of information for anyone affected by cancer. Find out about types, causes, symptoms and treatments.
Cancer - an overview
Common cancer words
How cancer develops
Your body is made up of many different types of cells that form your tissues and organs. These cells normally grow and divide in a controlled way. This is how your body grows and repairs itself. However, cancer cells don’t stop dividing – they carry on growing. Often they form lumps, called tumours. Watch our video for more info...
Staying healthy...
Healthy eating
Healthy mind
You can find more information about different types of cancers and their treatments in our A-Z below
A
Adjusting after cancer treatment
Anal cancer
B
Benign breast lumps
Bone marrow (stem cell) transplant
Bowel cancer
Bowel cancer awareness
Bowel cancer - red meat and the risks
Breast cancer
Breast cancer awareness
Breast lump biopsy
C
Cancer- what is it?
Cancer terminology
Cancer - looking after your mental health
Cervical cancer
Cervical screening
Chemotherapy
E
Eye cancer
Eating well during and after cancer
G
Gamma knife treatment
Gastric cancer
L
Leukaemia
Lung cancer
Lymph node removal (lymphadenectomy)
Lymphoedema
Booklets for children
Created with the advice of cancer specialists and families affected by cancer, this set of four illustrated booklets will help explain cancer to children aged seven to 11, clearly and sensitively. Click on the links below to read or download any of the booklets in the series.
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