There are many different types of tests or scans you might have to find out if you have cancer. The type you need depends on the symptoms you have and the part of the body affected. You might also ...

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 ...

CT colonography is a test that uses CT scans to check the large bowel (colon) and back passage (rectum). It’s also called a CTC or a virtual colonoscopy. You have this test as an outpatient in the CT ...

Myeloproliferative neoplasms are a group of rare disorders of the bone marrow that cause an increase in the number of blood cells. You may also hear doctors call them MPN or myeloproliferative ...

The type of cancer tells you what type of cell the cancer started in. Most mouth and oropharyngeal cancers start in squamous cells and are called squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Other types of mouth ...

Germ cell tumours develop from germs cells. These are the cells that become sperm or eggs. The type of germ cell tumour you have depends on where in the body the tumour is. And what it looks like ...

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is a type of blood cancer. Chemotherapy is the main treatment. We know that your child being diagnosed with cancer can be devastating. It's common to feel ...

Every two minutes, someone in the UK is diagnosed with cancer, and 1 in 2 of us will get cancer in our lifetime.* For the past 120 years, we’ve been making discoveries that save lives. In the last 50 ...

The main symptom of bladder cancer is blood in your urine. This is the same for both men and women. Bladder cancer symptoms to look out for: blood in the urine problems passing urine bone, lower back ...

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is a type of blood cancer that starts from white blood cells called lymphocytes in the bone marrow. Adults and children can get it but it is most often diagnosed in ...

Classical Hodgkin lymphoma is the most common type of Hodgkin lymphoma. There are 4 subtypes and they all contain abnormal cells called Reed-Sternberg cells. These cells are a type of white blood cell ...

Bone sarcoma accounts for less than 1% of all new cancer cases in the UK, with around 280 new cases in females and around 320 new cases in males every year (2017-2019).