The treatment you have depends on what type of neuroendocrine cancer you have. And it depends on where it is, its size and whether it has spread (the stage). These cancers grow at different rates. For ...

Large bowel and rectal neuroendocrine cancers are also called colorectal neuroendocrine cancers. They are cancers that start in the neuroendocrine cells of the large bowel (colon) or back passage ...

Stomach neuroendocrine cancers develop in the neuroendocrine cells of the stomach. Your healthcare team might call them stomach neuroendocrine neoplasms (stomach NENs). But neuroendocrine cancer and ...

A limb amputation means removing part of the body completely. It might be the only way to cure primary bone cancer for some people. This page is about cancer that starts in your bone (primary bone ...

Radiotherapy for advanced melanoma aims to relieve symptoms and improve a person’s quality of life. Where the cancer has spread to is called a metastasis or secondary cancer. If there are a small ...

A team of healthcare professionals decide what your treatment options are. Surgery is often the main treatment. Other treatments include: somatostatin analogues radiotherapy chemotherapy targeted ...

Bowel cancer screening can support cancer prevention and drive earlier diagnosis. Be Clear on Cancer (BCOC) campaigns were carried out to drive bowel screening uptake in England and Wales to support ...

Neuroendocrine cancers are a group of cancers that start in the neuroendocrine system. Doctors might also call them neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs). But the terms mean the same thing. There are 2 key ...

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In 2019/20, 14,000 volunteers gave 3.1 million hours of their time and sold items totalling £15million. These funds are helping us start new clinical trials and research treatments as we speak. If you ...

Before surgery, you have tests to check your fitness and you meet members of your treatment team. You usually go into hospital on the morning of your operation. The length of your hospital stay ...