All cancers mortality rates have decreased by more than a fifth (22%) in the UK since the early 1970s, and rates have decreased by around a tenth (11%) in the last decade (2021-2023). All cancers ...

Cancer Research UK’s prevention policy team works to reduce the number of people who develop cancer by focusing on the biggest preventable risk factors; like smoking, obesity, and alcohol. We use the ...

All cancers incidence rates have increased by a seventh (14%) in the UK since the early 1990s and rates have increased by around a twentieth (4%) in the last decade (2017-2019). All cancers incidence ...

Sweating can be a cancer symptom or may be due to cancer treatment. It can be very distressing. It can also be embarrassing if you are in a social situation. Knowing more about the causes can help you ...

Survival depends on many factors. No one can tell you exactly how long you will live. Below are general statistics based on large groups of people. Remember, they can’t tell you what will happen in ...

The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) was originally written in 1995. This Act was made to stop discrimination against disabled people. It aimed to make sure people were not treated differently or ...

No one should go through cancer alone – connect with others, share your journey and join our community. Take part in a clinical trial - thousands of cancer patients take part in clinical trials which ...

Manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) is a way of reducing swelling (lymphoedema) caused by fluid build up. Lymphoedema can sometimes develop due to cancer or cancer treatment. There are different types of ...

Ovarian cancer is when abnormal cells in the ovary, fallopian tube or peritoneum begin to grow and divide in an uncontrolled way. They eventually form a growth (tumour). If not caught early, cancer ...

You might not be allowed to drive for some time if you have a brain tumour. This depends on the type of tumour you have, where it is in the brain and whether you have any side effects from it such as ...

This trial is looking at bone marrow samples to help work out the best treatment for myeloma. It is also looking at measuring small amounts of myeloma cells that may be present after initial treatment ...

Following decades of government action, fewer people in the UK are smoking than ever before, but smoking is still the biggest cause of cancer and death in the UK. Not long ago the UK had smoke-filled ...