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The latest breast cancer incidence invasive statistics for the UK for Health Professionals. See data for age, trends over time, stage at diagnosis and more.
There are questions you may want to ask about clinical trials, such as how to find a trial, how they are run, and if they are safe.
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Sebaceous gland carcinoma Sebaceous gland carcinoma is a very rare type of skin cancer. It starts in the sebaceous glands. These are the glands that produce our natural skin oils. There are sebaceous ...
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How can early cancer diagnosis improve survival? Cancer that’s diagnosed at an early stage, when it isn’t too large and hasn’t spread, is more likely to be treated successfully. Spotting cancer at an ...
Safety-netting tools are electronic systems designed to improve the tracking and follow-up of patients who may be at risk of cancer.
Soft tissue sarcomas are cancers that develop in the supporting tissues of the body. These include tissues such as the muscle, nerves, fat and blood vessels.
Stage 3 non small cell lung cancer is sometimes called locally advanced cancer. Number staging systems use the TNM system to divide cancers into stages.
Stage 4 means the cancer has spread from the lungs. It is also called metastatic (advanced) lung cancer. Number staging systems use the TNM system to divide cancers into stages.
A primary tumour is the name for where a cancer starts. Cancer can sometimes spread to other parts of the body – this is called a secondary tumour or a metastasis. Cancer and its treatments can affect ...
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