Hot flushes can vary from a mild feeling of warmth in the face to a heavy night sweat. Hot flushes generally last for about 4 to 5 minutes. You may feel suddenly warm in your face, neck and chest. You ...

The online HOPE programme is a 6 week self-management course run by Macmillan and Hope for the Community. It has been co-designed alongside people living with cancer, and is based on positive ...

Prognosis means the likely outcome of a person’s illness. If you have been diagnosed with cancer, this might be something you ask your cancer doctor or specialist nurse about. Or you may decide that ...

Trastuzumab emtansine is also called Kadcyla ®. It is used to treat HER2 positive breast cancer. Trastuzumab emtansine is a type of drug called an antibody drug conjugate (ADC). It is made up of 2 ...

A toilet card is a card that you can show quickly and easily to staff in shops, pubs and other places. It explains that you have a medical condition and need urgent access to a toilet. Sometimes it is ...

Although sexual orientation and gender identity should not affect your access to the right healthcare, we know that sometimes LGBTQIA+ people may face extra challenges in getting the right help. If ...

FAP is a rare condition that can run in families. It sometimes used to be called Gardner syndrome. FAP causes hundreds or thousands of small growths in the the large bowel. These are called polyps or ...

In the video below, oncologist Rebecca and Cancer Nurse Specialist Claire talk about the common symptoms of bowel cancer. Bowel cancer is a general term for cancer that starts in either the colon or ...

Peripheral neuropathy is damage to the nerves that carry messages between the brain, the spinal cord and the rest of the body. Different things can cause peripheral neuropathy, such as diabetes, ...

Massage therapy involves a person applying gentle pressure to your body by stroking, kneading, holding or tapping it. It can be very relaxing for both your mind and body. Massage therapy may be ...

Osimertinib is also called Tagrisso ®. It is a type of drug called a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI). It belongs to a group of targeted therapy drugs known as cancer growth inhibitors. Your cancer ...

Melanoma is a cancer that usually starts in the skin. It may start as a new mole or in a mole you already have. Advanced melanoma is when melanoma cells spread from where they started (the primary ...