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Cancer
- Dr Krishna Vakharia
Cancer
Two syllables that change the context of so many conversations and lives from the moment they're uttered. While it's something we'd never wish on anyone, advances in cancer treatment have come on leaps and bounds and many diagnoses are not the terminal cases they once were. Whether it's you or a loved one who's affected, read our expert information to help you through this difficult time.
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- Natalie Healey
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- Dr Monique van Leerdam
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- Lydia Smith
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- Gillian Harvey
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- Dr Sarah Jarvis MBE
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More information
- Bladder Cancer
- Blood Cancers
- Bone Scan
- Bowen's Disease
- Brain Tumours
- BRCA Genes
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer Facts and Risk Factors
- Breast Cancer in Men
- Cancer of the Uterus (Endometrial Cancer)
- Cancer Treatment
- Causes of Cancer
- Cervical Screening (Cervical Smear Test)
- Childhood Leukaemias
- Children's Cancers
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL)
- Diagnosing Cancer
- Faecal Immunochemical Test (Faecal Occult Blood Test)
- Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- Kidney Cancer
- Leukaemia
- Lung Cancer
- Melanoma Skin Cancer
- Mesothelioma
- Mouth Cancer (Oral Cancer)
- Myeloma (Myelomatosis)
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- Non-melanoma Skin Cancer
- Oesophageal Cancer
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Primary Bone Cancer
- Primary Liver Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Skin Cancer Types
- Stages of Cancer
- Stomach Cancer (Gastric Cancer)
- Testicular Cancer
- Throat Cancer (Laryngeal Cancer)
- Thyroid Cancer
Medications
- Abiraterone for prostate cancer (Zytiga)
- Anastrozole for breast cancer (Arimidex)
- Bexarotene capsules (Targretin)
- Bicalutamide - an anti-androgen for men (Casodex)
- Buserelin for men (Suprefact)
- Busulfan tablets
- Capecitabine tablets
- Chlorambucil tablets
- Cyclophosphamide
- Cyproterone - an anti-androgen for men (Cyprostat, Androcur)
- Darbepoetin alfa (Aranesp/Aranesp SureClick)
- Dasatinib (Sprycel, Uxil)
- Diethylstilbestrol tablets
- Enzalutamide for prostate cancer (Xtandi)
- Erlotinib tablets (Tarceva)
- Estramustine for prostate cancer (Estracyt)
- Everolimus tablets (Afinitor, Certican, Votubia)
- Exemestane for breast cancer (Aromasin)
- Fluorouracil for sun-damaged skin (Efudix, Actikerall, Carac)
- Flutamide - an anti-androgen for men
- Fulvestrant for breast cancer (Faslodex)
- Gefitinib tablets (Iressa)
- Goserelin implant (Zoladex / Zoladex LA)
- Hydroxycarbamide (Hydrea, Siklos, Xromi)
- Hydroxyurea capsules (Droxia, Hydrea, Siklos)
- Ibandronic acid (Bondronat, Bonviva)
- Idarubicin capsules (Zavedos)
- Imatinib tablets (Glivec)
- Imiquimod cream (Aldara, Bascellex, Zyclara)
- Lapatinib tablets (Tyverb)
- Letrozole for breast cancer (Femara)
- Lomustine capsules
- Melphalan tablets
- Mercaptopurine (Hanixol, Xaluprine)
- Methotrexate (Maxtrex, Metoject)
- Nabilone capsules
- Nilotinib capsules (Tasigna)
- Pamidronate disodium
- Phenoxybenzamine - an alpha-blocker
- Ponatinib tablets (Iclusig)
- Procarbazine capsules
- Sodium clodronate (Clasteon, Loron 520)
- Sorafenib tablets (Nexavar)
- Sunitinib capsules (Sutent)
- Tamoxifen for breast cancer
- Temozolomide for brain cancer (Temodal)
- Tioguanine
- Toremifene for breast cancer (Fareston)
- Treosulfan capsules
- Tretinoin capsules
- Vandetanib tablets (Caprelsa)
Notes on Cancer