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The latest acute myeloid leukaemia incidence statistics for the UK for Health Professionals. See data for sex, age, trends over time and more.
How can early cancer diagnosis improve survival? Cancer that’s diagnosed at an early stage, when it isn’t too large and hasn’t spread, is more likely to be treated successfully. Spotting cancer at an ...
Sebaceous gland carcinoma Sebaceous gland carcinoma is a very rare type of skin cancer. It starts in the sebaceous glands. These are the glands that produce our natural skin oils. There are sebaceous ...
Safety-netting tools are electronic systems designed to improve the tracking and follow-up of patients who may be at risk of cancer.
The case study below demonstrates how implementing effective safety netting, including the use of e-safety netting tools, at key touchpoints in the primary care pathway can support timelier diagnosis.
Stage 3 non small cell lung cancer is sometimes called locally advanced cancer. Number staging systems use the TNM system to divide cancers into stages.
A primary tumour is the name for where a cancer starts. Cancer can sometimes spread to other parts of the body – this is called a secondary tumour or a metastasis. Cancer and its treatments can affect ...
Stage 4 means the cancer has spread from the lungs. It is also called metastatic (advanced) lung cancer. Number staging systems use the TNM system to divide cancers into stages.