Types of skin cancer
The causes and symptoms of skin cancer, plus common treatments. Each year about 60,000 new cases of all types of skin cancer are diagnosed in the UK and more than 1,500 people die from malignant melanoma alone. Most types are fully curable - and ... [... more]
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Stomach cancer
As with colorectal (bowel) cancer, the embarrassment of talking about the symptoms of stomach cancer often puts people off seeking medical help. But late diagnosis leads to a low survival rate, so the sooner it gets treated the better. The ... [... more]
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Mediastinoscopy
Lung cancer is the deadliest form of cancer in the UK, killing 92 people a day on average. Find out the most common symptoms and treatments, and how to change your life to help ensure you don't become another statistic. There are more than 38,000 ... [... more]
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Colorectal (bowel) cancer
The symptoms and treatments of colorectal - or bowel - cancer. It may not make the headlines as much as breast or lung cancer, but colorectal is the third most common type of cancer in the UK. With early diagnosis it is one of the most ... [... more]
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Margie Levine
One Woman's Story and Her Inspiring Program for Anyone Facing a Cancer Diagnosis When cancer specialists at Boston's internationally renowned Dana-Farber Cancer Institute diagnosed Margie Levine with a deadly asbestos-related lung cancer, they ... [... more]
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Lung cancer
The cells of all living organisms normally divide and grow in a controlled manner. Cancer results when this control process is lost. A lump or tumour, known as the primary tumour can grow locally or spread to produce secondary tumours somewhere ... [... more]
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Lomustine
Lomustine is one of a group of anti-cancer medicines known as 'nitrosoureas'. Lomustine is used in the treatment of a wide range of cancers including cancer of the lymph nodes (lymphoma), brain cancer, lung cancer and skin cancer (melanoma). It ... [... more]
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Lung cancer - Overview - Introduction
National Health Service (NHS); Lung cancer;Cancer;Respiratory;Stopping smoking Information on Cancer of the lung from NHS Choices including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, risks and treatment and with links to other useful resources At the launch of ... [... more]
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Smoking (quitting) - Overview - introduction
National Health Service (NHS); Cancer;Heart attack;Lung cancer;Chest infection;Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;Cough;Heart lung transplant;Pneumonia;Respiratory There are 10 million ex-smokers in the UK. See how some of them kicked the ... [... more]
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