Diseases & Health Conditions
Educational information about diseases, symptoms, and related treatments
Melanoma
On this page: - What is melanoma? - Symptoms of melanoma - What causes melanoma? - Tests and diagnos...
Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma is a cancer of the mesothelium, a thin lining that covers the outer surface of many org...
Mouth cancer
What is mouth cancer? Mouth cancer is also called oral cancer. It's one of the more common cancers...
Myeloma
Myeloma is a type of blood cancer that starts in abnormal, or cancerous, plasma cells. Normal plasma...
Nasal and sinus cancer
Nasal and sinus cancer are rare types of head and neck cancer. They develop inside the nose or in th...
Nasopharyngeal cancer
Nasopharyngeal cancer is sometimes called nasopharyngeal carcinoma, or cancer of the post-nasal spac...
Neuroendocrine tumours
A neuroendocrine tumour (NET) is a tumour that grows from cells of the neuroendocrine system. These...
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is a type of blood cancer. It starts when blood cells called lymphocytes...
Oesophageal cancer
The oesophagus, also called the gullet, is part of your digestive system, which doctors sometimes re...
Ovarian cancer
The ovaries are 2 small, oval-shaped organs in the pelvis, the lower area between the hips. One sits...
Paget’s disease of the breast
Paget's disease of the breast causes a scaly rash on the skin of the nipple. The rash can look like...
Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is cancer that starts in the pancreas, a part of the digestive system. The pancrea...
Penile cancer
Penile cancer is also called cancer of the penis. It is rare. Around 700 people are diagnosed with i...
Prostate cancer
What is prostate cancer? Symptoms of prostate cancer Risk factors of prostate cancer Diagnosing pros...
Rare cancers
There are hundreds of different types of cancer, and some are more common than others. Some types al...
Skin cancer
What is skin cancer? Symptoms of skin cancer. Risk factors for skin cancer. Diagnosing skin cancer....
Soft tissue sarcomas
What is soft tissue sarcoma? A soft tissue sarcoma (STS) is a rare cancer. It can develop in the cel...
Stomach cancer
The stomach is a stretchy, muscular bag that stores food and helps break it down during digestion. I...
Talking to children and teenagers about cancer
People sometimes feel they're protecting children by not telling them about a cancer diagnosis. It's...
Testicular cancer
Testicular cancer starts in one of the testicles, which are the main part of the male reproductive s...
Thyroid cancer
The thyroid is a small gland at the front of your neck, just below your voicebox (the larynx). It be...
Vaginal cancer
Vaginal cancer that starts in the vagina itself (called primary vaginal cancer) is rare. Around 250...
Vulval cancer
Vulval cancer is a rare cancer. The vulva is the name for the visible sex organs that surround the o...
Womb (uterus) cancer
The womb, or uterus, is a pear-shaped organ where a baby is carried during pregnancy. It is low in t...