Most people have surgery for colon cancer that hasn't spread. The operation you have depends on the position of the cancer in the bowel. This section is about surgery for cancer that starts in the ...

Bowel cancer can start in the large bowel (colon cancer) or the back passage (rectal cancer). Your treatment depends on whether you have colon or rectal cancer, as well as the stage of your cancer.

The stage of melanoma skin cancer tells you how thick it is and how far it has spread. Doctors use different systems to stage melanoma. These include the TNM system and number staging system. The ...

There is practical and emotional support available. This can help you cope with the effects of melanoma skin cancer and it's treatment. There is also help and support available for your friends and ...

When a close friend or relative dies, you go through a normal process called grieving. We grieve after any sort of loss in our lives. But it is most powerful when someone we love dies. Grieving is not ...

Chemotherapy uses anti cancer drugs to destroy cancer cells. Sometimes doctors use the word cytotoxic to describe the way chemotherapy works. Cytotoxic means toxic to cells. Some people may have ...

You can stay with your loved one's body for a while. It might be helpful to have someone there to support you. You are likely to feel very shocked, even if you were well prepared and expected it to ...

During the last few months or weeks of life, someone dying from their cancer might have symptoms, strong emotions or other challenges to cope with. There is help and support for people who are dying ...

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What happens in the last days of life is different for everyone. But it can help carers and relatives to know a little about what to expect. Knowing that you or a loved one is close to dying can be ...

In the last weeks of life there are ways to manage your symptoms and keep you comfortable. It can help carers to know what might happen in the final days. During your last few weeks and days of life, ...

Many of our researchers in the region are based at the University of Leeds, where their work focuses on a range of cancer types including bowel, blood and skin cancers. They also have expertise in the ...