Hodgkin lymphoma is a type of blood cancer that affects white blood cells called lymphocytes. It is also called a cancer of the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system is a system of thin tubes and ...

Cancer cells can reach the meninges by travelling in the bloodstream from a cancer somewhere else in the body. Or they might spread from a secondary cancer that has already developed in the brain. A ...

Chemotherapy is a type of anti cancer drug treatment. It travels around your bloodstream and works by killing cancer cells. Chemotherapy drugs lower the level of white blood cells in your body. Your ...

Why have I got hiccups? We all have hiccups from time to time. We don’t know the exact cause of hiccups but possible causes include eating and drinking too quickly, over eating, and alcohol. People ...

You might have surgery to remove most or all the lymph nodes in the armpit (axilla) close to the breast. This is called an axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) or axillary clearance. Breast cancer ...

Doctors diagnose melanoma by removing the abnormal mole or area of skin. They send it to the laboratory to check if it's melanoma and how thick it is. You normally have a second operation to remove ...

The stage and grade of vulval cancer helps your doctor decide which treatment you need. Staging means describing the size of the cancer and how far it has grown. The grade tells you about how abnormal ...

We have a strong track record of supporting highly impactful epidemiology and behavioural research which has transformed our understanding of cancer risk factors and how to modify these to prevent ...

DCIS is an early breast cancer. It means that some cells in the lining of the ducts of the breast tissue have started to turn into cancer cells. These cells are all contained inside the ducts. They ...

Gastrointestinal means the sarcoma starts in the digestive system (the gastrointestinal tract). Stromal means it develops from the interstitial cells of Cajal that play a role in the movement of the ...

A voice prosthesis is a common way to restore speech after surgery. After surgery to remove the whole of your voice box (total laryngectomy), you are no longer able to speak in the normal way. But ...

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