Cancer
Liver cancer is a lump created by an abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells in the liver.
Anal cancer is a rare form of cancer. Less than 800 people are diagnosed each year in the UK, although this number has been rising[1]. Anal cancer is...
Bile duct cancer is rare; about 1,000 people in the UK get it each year. Bile duct cancer most commonly affects people over 65. It’s usually treated with surgery, and more rarely, with...
Cancer that starts in the bone is known as primary bone cancer. Primary bone cancer is very rare; about 500 people in the UK get it each year and is most common in teenagers and young adults....
This factsheet is for people who have breast cancer, or who would like information about it.
Breast cancer is a tumour in the breast that contains cancerous cells. A breast tumour is a lump...
This factsheet is for women who are planning to have a breast removed (mastectomy), or who would like information about it.
Mastectomy is an operation to remove your breast. The...
This factsheet is for people who would like information about the main ways of staging and grading cancer.
Cancer develops when the cells of the body change and grow in an...
Published by Bupa’s Health Information Team, November 2010.
This factsheet is for people who have lung cancer, or who would like information about it.
Lung cancer is the second...