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.
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.
Signs and symptoms of bone cancer - Macmillan Cancer Support
This information has been written, revised and edited by Macmillan Cancer Support’s Cancer Information Development team. It has been reviewed by expert medical and health professionals and people living with cancer.
Abemaciclib (Verzenios®) - Macmillan Cancer Support
Abemaciclib (Verzenios®) belongs to a group of targeted therapy drugs called cancer growth inhibitors.. It is best to read our information about abemaciclib with our general information about the type of cancer you have.. Your cancer doctor will talk to you about this treatment and its possible side effects before you agree to have treatment.
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.
CA125 blood test - Macmillan Cancer Support
You may have a CA125 blood test during diagnosis or after treatment for ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer or primary peritoneal cancer.. This blood test checks for raised levels of a protein called CA125. It is normal to have some CA125 in the blood.
Cervical cancer stages - stage 1, stage 2, stage 3, stage 4
The stage of cervical cancer refers to its size and whether it has spread beyond the area of the body where it first started. Knowing the extent of the cancer helps the doctors decide on the most appropriate treatment for you. An illustration of the cervix
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.
Cervical cancer - stages, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Cervical cancer develops very slowly from abnormal cell changes in the cervix. These changes do not cause any symptoms, but they may be found with cervical screening tests.If the tests show abnormal cell changes, treatment can prevent cancer developing. The cervix is the lower part of the womb (uterus) that joins to the top of the vagina. It is sometimes called the neck of the womb.
Staging and grading of bowel cancer | Macmillan Cancer Support
T – describes how far the tumour has grown into the wall of the bowel, and whether it has grown into nearby tissues or organs.. N – describes whether the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes.. M – describes whether the cancer has spread to another part of the body such as the liver or lungs (secondary or metastatic cancer).. Tumour. The bowel wall is made up of layers of …