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48,213 new cases of bowel cancer each year, 2019, 2021-2022, UK.

How does the sun and UV cause cancer? Too much UV radiation from the sun and sunbeds can damage DNA in your skin cells and cause skin cancer. There is no such thing as safe UV tanning. If you want a ...

After the operation, you wake up in the recovery room. You will have one to one nursing care. The nurse looks after you until you are awake and well enough to go back to the ward. Everybody is ...

You might have a cone biopsy if you have symptoms that could be caused by cervical cancer. It's also a treatment for abnormal cervical cells picked up through cervical screening. The abnormal cells ...

What is a CT urogram? A CT urogram is a test using a CT scan and special dye called a contrast medium to look at the urinary system. The contrast medium helps show up the urinary system more clearly.

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Below are general statistics based on large groups of people. Remember, they can’t tell you what will happen in your individual case. Your doctor can give you more information about your outlook ...

Stage 2 bowel (colon and rectal) cancer has spread into the outer wall of the bowel or into tissue or organs next to the bowel. It has not spread to the lymph nodes or distant parts of the body. Stage ...

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If a gene change occurs, the cell may produce too much of a protein or not enough. This can make the cancer cells grow and reproduce more than normal. There are now cancer treatments that target ...

Find out about managing cancer symptoms and possible side effects from cancer treatment. There is information about pain, sickness, diet problems and much more. Whether you are someone with cancer or ...