There are over 100 different types of brain tumours. Tumours can start in any part of the brain or spinal cord. They are usually named after the type of cell they develop from. Tumours that start in ...

DPD stands for dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase. It is an enzyme the liver makes that helps the body break down thymine and uracil. Thymine and uracil make up part of the structure of our genes. Uracil ...

Many people now have breast surgery as a day case or go home the following day. If you have a breast reconstruction at the same time then you are more likely to be in hospital for 2 to 7 days. What ...

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There are different types of surgery for breast cancer, including mastectomy, breast conserving surgery (lumpectomy), lymph node removal and breast reconstruction. Find out about each of these. This ...

Amivantamab and lazertinib are targeted cancer drugs. You pronounce amivantamab as a-mih-van-tuh-mab. And you pronounce lazertinib as laz-er-tih-nib. This cancer drug combination is a treatment for ...

Screening tests are not perfect and have some harms as well as benefits. In the UK, there is an independent body of experts. They are called the National Screening Committee (UK NSC). The UK NSC makes ...

Men can develop breast cancer but this is rare. Less than 1 in 100 (less than 1%) breast cancer cases in the UK are in males. Trans women and non-binary people assigned male at birth can also develop ...

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 the UK, the most common staging system for breast cancer is the TNM system. The TNM staging system stands for Tumour, Node, Metastasis. T describes the size of the tumour (cancer) N describes ...