These terms all mean the same thing - that your cancer has spread from the breast to other parts of your body. The place where a cancer starts in the body is called the primary cancer. So cancer that ...

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The Scientific Executive Board (SEB) is a committee which: i) develops the research strategy of CRUK for discussion with the Research Committee (a committee of Council) and recommendation for approval ...

Cancer Research UK’s constitution provides for the appointment of 100 Members of the charity. Members are similar to the shareholders of a company. They are entitled to attend all general meetings of ...

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We analysed cancer incidence rates in broad ethnic groups in England from 2013 to 2017. To do this, we used data on almost 3 million diagnoses across 31 cancer sites. The ethnic groups included were ...

What is photodynamic therapy (PDT)? Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a cancer treatment. You have a drug that makes cells sensitive to light. Then the doctor shines a particular type of light on the ...

What is the grade of a tumour? Grading is a way of dividing tumour cells into groups. To work out the grade, an expert called a pathologist looks at a sample of the brain tumour. They examine the ...

This page is about treatment for breast cancer that has not spread to other distant parts of the body. We have separate information about treatment options for breast cancer that has spread. This is ...

What is breast conserving surgery? The surgeon removes the area of cancer and some of the surrounding breast tissue. They leave behind as much normal breast tissue as possible. Your surgeon may ...

Different factors affect your outlook (prognosis). The statistics on this page do not take all of these into account or tell you about your own case. You can talk to your doctor who knows about your ...