Neuroendocrine cancers are a group of cancers that start in the neuroendocrine system. Doctors might also call them neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs). But the terms mean the same thing. There are 2 key ...

Radioactive scans can help your doctors diagnose some types of neuroendocrine tumour (NET). You have an injection of a low dose radioactive substance, which can show up on a scan. Radioactive scans ...

How you feel after your bowel (colon) cancer operation depends on what type of surgery you have. After a big operation, you might wake up in the intensive care unit (ICU) or high dependency unit (HDU) ...

When a close friend or relative dies, you go through a normal process called grieving. We grieve after any sort of loss in our lives. But it is most powerful when someone we love dies. Grieving is not ...

Chemotherapy uses anti cancer drugs to destroy cancer cells. Sometimes doctors use the word cytotoxic to describe the way chemotherapy works. Cytotoxic means toxic to cells. Some people may have ...

Sign up to one of our Shine Night Walk events by 28 February 2025 to get 30% off your entry fee when using the code SNWFEB25 at checkout. From 3 February, the ...

Lots of people talk about checking themselves to try and spot cancer early. It’s good to be aware of what your body is normally like, so it’s easier to notice if anything changes. Checking yourself ...

Coping with a diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) can be overwhelming. Help and support are available for you and your family. There are things you can do, and specialists who can help ...

Donate your quality, pre-loved items or buy from our shops and online marketplaces. Every sale of your donated pre-loved items in our shops or on our online marketplaces helps to raise much needed ...

Bowel cancer screening can support cancer prevention and drive earlier diagnosis. Be Clear on Cancer (BCOC) campaigns were carried out to drive bowel screening uptake in England and Wales to support ...

Eye cancers are rare and do not always cause problems with your sight. The effect on your sight depends on: the type of eye cancer you have where in the eye the eye cancer is how advanced the cancer ...

Researchers around the world are looking at better ways to diagnose and treat eye cancer. Go to Cancer Research UK’s clinical trials database if you are looking for a trial for eye cancer in the UK.