We host and partner on a wide range of in-person and online scientific events for anyone interested or involved in cancer research. Our events are open to the international research community across ...

Cancer can also start elsewhere such as the kidneys and spread to the adrenal glands. This is called secondary cancer. It is treated as kidney cancer, not adrenal gland cancer. Secondary cancer in the ...

Cancer Research UK was formed 20 years ago, in 2002. However, our history goes back much further, to 1902, with the founding of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. We're the only charity to fund ...

The stage of a cancer tells you how big it is and how far it has spread. It helps your doctor decide the best treatment for you. Doctors use different systems to stage breast cancer in the UK. Staging ...

There are different types of breast biopsy. The type of biopsy you have depends on a number of factors such as: Sometimes it can be difficult to take a biopsy from the abnormal area. If this happens, ...

Lymphoedema means a build up of lymph fluid that causes swelling in a part of the body. It can develop if there are problems with the lymphatic system. Lymphoedema means a build up of lymph fluid that ...

What is the TNM staging system? The stage of a cancer tells you how big it is and how far it has spread. It helps your doctor decide the best treatment for you. The TNM staging system stands for: The ...

In some people if DCIS is not treated, it could become an invasive cancer. DCIS and invasive breast cancer are not the same thing. In invasive breast cancer, the cancer cells have broken out of the ...

This webpage covers information about HRT and cancer risk. We have separate information on HRT if you have, or have had, cancer, including breast cancer. HRT is a treatment that can reduce symptoms of ...

The symptoms listed here are more often caused by other medical conditions. But if you have any of them it is important to see your GP. Watch this short video about the symptoms of breast cancer. It ...

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