What is cancer

• Cells and cancer

  • What cancer is

  • How cells grow

  • The cancer cell

  • How cancer starts

  • Cell types

• How cancers grow

  • Blood supply

  • Cancer growth

  • Cancer spread

  • Cancer stages

  • Where cancers spread

  • Cancers can come back

• About your body

  • Blood

  • Lymph system

  • Immune system

  • Hormone system

  • Genes and DNA

• Statistics

  • About stats

  • Types of stats

  • Looking at research

Tests

• Barium X-ray

• Blood tests

• Bone marrow

• Bone scan

• CT scan

• Cystoscopy

• Endoscopy

• ERCP

• IVU

• Lumbar puncture

• MRI

• PET

• PET-CT

• Ultrasound

• X-ray

Treatment

• Cancer drugs

  • 2-CdA

  • 5FU

  • 5FU and mitomycin

  • 6-MP

  • 6-TG

  • 6-tioguanine

  • Abiraterone

  • Abraxane

  • Abstral

  • ABVD

  • AC

  • ACE

  • Actinomycin D

  • Actiq

  • Adriamycin

  • Afinitor

  • Aldesleukin

  • Alemtuzumab

  • Alkeran

  • Amsacrine

  • Amsidine

  • Anastrozole

  • Ara C

  • Aredia

  • Arimidex

  • Aromasin

  • Arsenic trioxide

  • Arzerra

  • Asparaginase

  • ATO

  • ATRA

  • Atriance

  • Avastin

  • Azacitidine

  • Axitinib

  • BEACOPP

  • BEAM

  • Bendamustine

  • BEP

  • Bevacizumab

  • Bicalutamide

  • BiCNU

  • Bleomycin

  • Bondronat

  • Bonefos

  • Bortezomib

  • Brentuximab

  • Brufen

  • Buserelin

  • Busilvex

  • Busulfan

  • Cabazitaxel

  • Caelyx

  • Calpol

  • Campto

  • Capecitabine

  • Carbo MV

  • Carboplatin

  • Carboplatin and etoposide

  • Carmustine

  • CarboTaxol

  • Casodex

  • CAV

  • CAVE

  • CCNU

  • Celecoxib

  • Cetuximab

  • Chlorambucil

  • Celebrex

  • Cerubidin

  • Chlormethine

  • ChlVPP

  • CHOP

  • Cisplatin

  • Cladribine

  • Clasteon

  • Clofarabine

  • CMF

  • CMV

  • Co-codamol

  • CTD

  • Crisantaspase

  • CVP

  • Cyclophosphamide

  • Crizotinib

  • Cyprostat

  • Cyproterone acetate

  • Cytarabine

  • Cytosine arabinoside

  • Dacarbazine

  • Dactinomycin

  • Dasatinib

  • Daunorubicin

  • De Gramont

  • Decapeptyl SR

  • Degarelix

  • Denosumab

  • Dexamethasone

  • DHAP

  • Diamorphine

  • Disodium pamidronate

  • Disprol

  • Docetaxel

  • Doxifos

  • Doxil

  • Doxorubicin

  • Drogenil

  • DTIC

  • Durogesic

  • EC

  • ECarboX

  • ECF

  • E-CMF

  • ECX

  • Effentora

  • Efudix

  • Eldisine

  • ELF

  • Eloxatin

  • EOF

  • EOX

  • EP

  • Epirubicin

  • Eposin

  • Erbitux

  • Eribulin

  • Erlotinib

  • Erwinase

  • ESHAP

  • Estracyt

  • Estramustine

  • Etopophos

  • Etoposide

  • Everolimus

  • Evoltra

  • Exemestane

  • FAD

  • FC

  • FCR

  • FEC

  • FEC-T

  • Faslodex

  • Femara

  • Fentanyl

  • Firmagon

  • Fludarabine

  • Fludara

  • Fluorouracil

  • Flutamide

  • FMD

  • FOLFIRI

  • FOLFIRINOX

  • FOLFOX

  • Fulvestrant

  • GC

  • G-CSF

  • Gefitinib

  • GemCap

  • GemCarbo

  • Gemcitabine

  • Gemcitabine and paclitaxel

  • Gemzar

  • GemTaxol

  • Gliadel

  • Glivec

  • Goserelin for breast cancer

  • Goserelin for prostate cancer

  • Gonapeptyl Depot

  • Granulocyte colony stimulating factor

  • Halaven

  • Herceptin

  • Hycamtin

  • Hydrea

  • Hydroxycarbamide

  • Hydroxyurea

  • Ibandronic acid

  • Ibuprofen

  • ICE

  • Idarubicin

  • Ifosfamide

  • Ibritumomab

  • IL2

  • Imatinib

  • Interferon

  • Instanyl

  • Interleukin

  • IntronA

  • Ipilimumab

  • Iressa

  • Irinotecan

  • Irinotecan de Gramont

  • Irinotecan modified de Gramont

  • Javlor

  • Jevtana

  • Kapake

  • Lanvis

  • Lapatinib

  • Lenalidomide

  • Letrozole

  • Leukeran

  • Leuprorelin

  • Leustat

  • Levact

  • Liposomal doxorubicin

  • Litak

  • Lomustine

  • Lysodren

  • m-AMSA

  • MabCampath

  • Mabthera

  • Maxtrex

  • Mechlorethamine

  • Medroxy progesterone

  • Megace

  • Megestrol acetate

  • Melphalan

  • Mercaptopurine

  • Methotrexate

  • Mepact

  • Methyl prednisolone

  • MIC

  • Mifamurtide

  • Mitomycin C

  • Mitotane

  • Mitoxana

  • Mitoxantrone

  • MM

  • MMM

  • Morphgesic SR

  • Morphine

  • MST Continus

  • Mustargen

  • Mustine

  • MVAC

  • MVP

  • MXL

  • Myleran

  • Myocet

  • Navelbine

  • Nelarabine

  • Nexavar

  • Nilotinib

  • Nipent

  • Novgos

  • Nurofen

  • Ofatumumab

  • Oncovin

  • Onkotrone

  • Oramorph

  • Oxaliplatin

  • Oxaliplatin and capecitabine

  • Paclitaxel

  • PAD

  • Pamidronate

  • Panadol

  • Panitumumab

  • Paracetamol

  • Paraplatin

  • Pazopanib

  • PC

  • PCV

  • Pemetrexed

  • Pentostatin

  • PMitCEBO

  • PE

  • Potactasol

  • Prednisolone

  • Procarbazine

  • Proleukin

  • Prolia

  • Prostap

  • Provera

  • Purinethol

  • R-CHOP

  • R-CVP

  • R-DHAP

  • R-ESHAP

  • Raltitrexed

  • Revlimid

  • RICE

  • Rituximab

  • Sevredol

  • Sodium clodronate

  • Solpadol

  • Sorafenib

  • Stanford V

  • Steroids

  • Streptozocin

  • Sunitinib

  • Suprefact

  • Sutent

  • TAC

  • Tamoxifen

  • Tarceva

  • Tasigna

  • Taxol

  • Taxotere

  • TC

  • Tegafur with uracil

  • Temodal

  • Temozolomide

  • Temsirolimus

  • Teniposide

  • Tepadina

  • Thalidomide

  • Thiotepa

  • Tioguanine

  • Tomudex

  • Topotecan

  • Torisel

  • Trabectedin

  • Trastuzumab

  • Treosulfan

  • Tretinoin

  • Triptorelin

  • Trisenox

  • Tylex

  • Tyverb

  • Uftoral

  • VAC

  • VAD

  • VAI

  • Vectibix

  • Velcade

  • Vemurafenib

  • Vepesid

  • Vesanoid

  • VIDE

  • Vinblastine

  • Vincristine

  • Vindesine

  • Vinflunine

  • Vinorelbine

  • Vidaza

  • Votrient

  • Vumon

  • Xalkori

  • XELIRI

  • Xeloda

  • Xgeva

  • Yervoy

  • Yondelis

  • Zanosar

  • Zavedos

  • Zevalin

  • Zelboraf

  • Zoladex (breast cancer)

  • Zoladex (prostate cancer)

  • Zoledronic acid

  • Zometa

  • Zomorph

  • Zytiga

  • Cancer drug side effects

    • About side effects

    • Blood and bone marrow

    • Sickness

    • Hair loss

    • Tiredness

    • Digestive system

    • Mouth

    • Skin and nails

    • Sex and fertility

    • Body organs

    • Nerves

    • What to ask

  • How you have cancer drugs

  • Taking medicines

• Chemotherapy

  • About chemo

    • What it is

    • How it works

    • When it is used

    • Where you have it

    • Naming drugs

    • What to ask

  • Having chemo

    • Ways to have it

    • Injections and IV

    • Pumps

    • Tablets and capsules

    • What to ask

  • Planning chemo

    • Why plan?

    • Tests

    • Changing the plan

    • What to ask

  • Side effects

  • Living with chemo

    • Everyday life

    • Socialising

    • What to ask

  • Fertility

    • About fertility

    • Women's fertility

    • Men's fertility

    • What to ask

  • Sex and chemo

    • About sex and chemo

    • For women

    • For men

    • Talking about sex

    • What to ask

  • About this section

• Radiotherapy

  • About radiotherapy

    • What it is

    • Why it is used

    • Your treatment plan

    • Where you have it

    • Who gives treatment

    • Questions for your doctor

  • External radiotherapy

    • About external radiotherapy

    • Radiotherapy planning

      • Preparing your plan

      • Having scans

      • Skin markings

      • Producing your plan

      • Radiotherapy moulds

    • Having treatment

    • Questions for your doctor

  • Internal radiotherapy

    • About internal radiotherapy

      • What it is

      • Safety

      • What to ask

    • Types

      • Caesium

      • Radioactive wires

      • Radioactive iodine

      • Radioactive strontium

      • Radioactive phosphorus

  • Radiotherapy for symptoms

    • Treating symptoms

    • Bone pain

    • Spinal cord compression

    • Pressure and blockages

    • Brain symptoms

    • Lung symptoms

    • Cancer wounds

    • Vein blockages (SVCO)

    • What to ask

  • Radiotherapy side effects

    • General side effects

      • Radiotherapy reactions

      • Blood side effects

      • Tiredness

      • Eating

      • Skin reactions

      • Sex and fertility (women)

      • Sex and fertility (men)

      • Emotional effects

      • What to ask

    • Brain side effects

      • Tiredness

      • Hair loss

      • Feeling sick

      • Worsening symptoms

      • What to ask

    • Head and neck side effects

      • Mouth and teeth

      • Weight loss

      • Swallowing

      • Your voice

      • Hair loss

      • What to ask

    • Chest side effects

      • Swallowing

      • Sickness and weight loss

      • Breathless

      • What to ask

    • Stomach or pelvic side effects

      • Diarrhoea

      • Sickness and weight loss

      • Bladder pain

      • Abdominal pain

      • What to ask

  • Follow up

    • Appointments

    • Long term side effects

    • What to ask

  • Research

  • About this section

• Surgery

  • Treating cancer

  • Before surgery

  • After surgery

  • The first few days

  • Going home

  • Long term

  • What to ask

  • About this section

• Hormone therapy

  • What it is

  • General side effects

  • What to ask

  • About this section

• Biological therapy

  • About biological therapy

  • Types of biological therapies

    • MABs

    • Cancer vaccines

    • Blood cell growth factors

    • Cancer growth blockers

    • Blood vessel growth blockers

    • IFN and IL2

    • Gene therapy

  • What to ask

  • About this section

• Transplants

  • Stem cell transplant

  • Bone marrow transplant

  • Having transplant

  • Side effects

  • What to ask

• Bisphosphonates

  • What they are

  • Side effects

  • What to ask

  • About this section

• Other treatments

  • Radiofrequency ablation

  • Laser treatment

  • High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)

  • Photodynamic therapy

  • Cryotherapy

• Complementary and alternative therapies

  • About these therapies

    • Differences between them

    • Why people use them

    • Where you have them

    • Are therapies safe?

      • Safety of CAMs

      • Herbal products

      • Diet supplements

      • Alternative diets

  • Finding a therapist

  • Cost

  • Info on the web

  • Finding more info

  • What to ask

  • Research

    • About research

    • What's new

    • What to ask

  • Therapies

    • Acupuncture

    • Aloe

    • Aromatherapy

    • Art therapy

    • Ayurvedic medicine

    • Black cohosh

    • Carctol

    • Chaparral

    • Chiropractic

    • Echinacea

    • Essiac

    • Flower remedies

    • Gerson therapy

    • Green tea

    • Healing

    • Herbal medicine

    • Homeopathy

    • Hypnotherapy

    • Laetrile

    • Massage therapy

    • Macrobiotic diet

    • Meditation

    • Music therapy

    • Osteopathy

    • Reflexology

    • Reiki

    • Shark cartilage

    • Shiatsu

    • St John's wort

    • Traditional Chinese medicine

    • Visualisation

    • Yoga

  • About this section

  • Reading list

  • Organisations

Cancer questions and answers

Causes and symptoms

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• Genes and inherited cancer risk

  • About genes, cancer and family history

  • Inherited genes and cancer risk

    • How inherited genes cause cancer

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  • Testing for cancer genes

    • Before you decide to have a gene test

    • How to get a cancer gene test

    • Having a cancer gene test

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    • What to ask your doctor about testing for cancer genes

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