Information on screening and risk reduction to help healthcare professionals support patients with urgent suspected cancer referrals.

17,600 new cases of melanoma skin cancer each year, 2017-2019 average, UK.

49,300 new cases of lung cancer, 2017-2019, UK.

We don’t know what causes most stomach cancers. But there are some risks factors that can increase your risk of developing it. These include being older, infection and smoking. Anything that can ...

Mushrooms are often talked about as a treatment for cancer. There is currently not enough evidence to say that any type of mushroom can prevent or cure cancer. Mushrooms are part of the fungus family ...

Secondary liver cancer is when a cancer that started somewhere else in the body has spread to the liver. Where a cancer starts is called the primary cancer. If some cancer cells break away from the ...

Your GP should arrange for you to go to a breast clinic to have tests if you have symptoms that could be due to breast cancer. Depending on your symptoms and other factors, this might be an urgent ...

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia accounted for less than 1% of all new cancer cases in the UK in 2017-2019.[1-4] In females in the UK, acute lymphoblastic leukaemia accounted for less than 1% of all new ...

What happens after surgery depends on the type of operation you have had. Many people now have breast surgery as a day case or go home the following day. If you have breast reconstruction at the same ...

The female sexual organs include the vagina, vulva, clitoris, cervix, womb, ovaries, urethra and back passage (anal area). Female sex hormones are also an important part of a woman’s sexuality and sex ...

Survival depends on many factors. No one can tell you exactly how long you will live. Below are general statistics based on large groups of people. Remember, they can’t tell you what will happen in ...

In the UK in 2017-2019, on average each year more than a third of new cases (36%) were in people aged 75 and over.[1-4] Age-specific incidence rates rise from age 25-29 more steeply for females than ...