Signs and symptoms of leukaemia - Macmillan Cancer Support
Leukaemia (sometimes spelt as leukemia) is a cancer of the blood cells. If you have leukaemia, your body makes some abnormal blood cells. These leukaemia cells behave differently from healthy blood cells. Symptoms can depend on how quickly a leukaemia develops.
Tamoxifen - Macmillan Cancer Support
Tamoxifen is a hormonal therapy drug. It is used to treat breast cancer. It can be used to reduce the risk of breast cancer developing if there is a higher risk because of family history.
Lymphoma symptoms - Macmillan Cancer Support
The most common symptom of lymphoma is a painless swelling or lump in the neck, armpit or groin. This is caused by lymphoma cells building up in the lymph nodes, which makes them bigger. There are different causes of swollen lymph nodes.
Breast biopsy procedures and aftercare - Macmillan Cancer Support
If an abnormal area is found in the breast tissue, the doctor will need to take a sample of cells. This is called a biopsy. You can usually have it at the breast clinic on the same day as your mammogram and ultrasound.
Stages and grades of breast cancer | Macmillan Cancer Support
The TNM staging system gives the complete stage of the cancer: T describes the size of the tumour. N describes whether the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes and which nodes are affected. For example, N0 means no lymph nodes are affected.
BRCA gene - Macmillan Cancer Support
BRCA1 and BRCA2 are 2 genes that everyone has. Changes in a BRCA gene can cause a higher risk of several cancers, including breast cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer and pancreatic cancer.
Cancer staging and grading | Macmillan Cancer Support
The TNM staging system is used to describe many cancer types. TNM stands for tumour, node and metastases. T describes the size of the tumour. Sometimes it also describes the exact area of the body affected by the tumour.
Brain tumour symptoms | Macmillan Cancer Support
Seizures can happen with tumours that starts in the brain (primary brain tumour) or when a cancer spreads to the brain (secondary brain cancer).There are different types of seizures. With some seizures, you may go blank and stop responding to people around you for seconds or minutes.
Staging prostate cancer | Macmillan Cancer Support
The stage of a cancer describes its size and how far it has spread. The results of your tests help your doctors decide on the stage.. Doctors often use the TNM staging system or a number staging system for prostate cancer.
The last few weeks of life | Macmillan Cancer Support
Explore the emotional and physical changes during the last few weeks of life and find support from healthcare teams.