Leukaemia (sometimes spelt as leukemia) is a cancer of the blood cells. If you have leukaemia, your body makes some abnormal blood cells. These leukaemia cells behave differently from healthy blood cells. Symptoms can depend on how quickly a leukaemia develops.

The most common symptom of lymphoma is a painless swelling or lump in the neck, armpit or groin. This is caused by lymphoma cells building up in the lymph nodes, which makes them bigger. There are different causes of swollen lymph nodes.

Macmillan Internal Statistics fact sheet Last updated: April 2024. The number of people living with cancer. We estimate that there are currently more than 3 million people living with cancer in the UK, rising to 3.5 million by 2025, 4 million by 2030, and 5.3 million by 2040 i. For more information, please visit Calculating cancer prevalence. New cases of …

Palliative care means the care and support you might need if you have a life-limiting illness, such as cancer. It is often also called supportive care.

Below is a sample of the sources used in our advanced melanoma information. If you would like more information about the sources we use, please contact us at [email protected] Keilholz U, Ascierto PA, Dummer R, et al. ESMO consensus conference recommendations on the management of metastatic melanoma: under the auspices of the ESMO Guidelines Committee.

The TNM staging system is used to describe many cancer types. TNM stands for tumour, node and metastases. T describes the size of the tumour. Sometimes it also describes the exact area of the body affected by the tumour.

The stage of cervical cancer refers to its size and whether it has spread beyond the area of the body where it first started. Knowing the extent of the cancer helps the doctors decide on the most appropriate treatment for you. An illustration of the cervix

This information has been written, revised and edited by Macmillan Cancer Support’s Cancer Information Development team. It has been reviewed by expert medical and health professionals and people living with cancer.

You need to be in a comfortable position, sitting upright. The NG feeding tube is a thin, flexible tube which is gently put in your nostril. It goes down the back of the throat, down the gullet (oesophagus) and into your stomach.

Tamoxifen is a hormonal therapy drug. It is used to treat breast cancer. It can be used to reduce the risk of breast cancer developing if there is a higher risk because of family history.