A ureteric stent is a thin, flexible tube that can be placed inside the ureter to hold it open. The ureters are the tubes that carry urine (pee) from each kidney to the bladder. This type of stent is ...

When you are affected by cancer, you may be able to get benefits to help with extra costs and support you if you need to stop working. Benefits are payments from the government to people who need ...

Equipment and changes to the house (adaptations) can help make things easier for you and the person you look after. The healthcare team can tell you what support is available, how to get it and about ...

If you are living with cancer, you may be able to get help with health costs. Find out more about financial support for things like prescriptions, wigs and fabric supports, dental treatment and eye ...

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 ...

It is common to have many different emotions when you have cancer. There is no right or wrong way to feel. It is common to have many different emotions when you are told you have cancer. These can be ...

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 ...

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 ...

SIRT is a type of internal radiotherapy. It may be used to treat the following: Cancer that has spread to the liver from the large bowel. It may sometimes also be used to treat cancer that has spread ...

Leuprorelin is a hormonal therapy drug. It is also called Prostap ®. Leuprorelin is used to treat prostate cancer. It is best to read this information with our general information about hormonal ...

Hormonal therapy for breast cancer can sometimes cause pain in the joints and muscles. Joint pain is also a common symptom of the menopause. Joint pain is probably caused by a decrease in oestrogen ...

Signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer and primary peritoneal cancer are often similar to other conditions. Find out when your GP should offer you cancer tests. a change in your ...