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 ...

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 ...

You might have surgery to remove lymph nodes in your tummy (abdomen). These are called the retroperitoneal lymph nodes. This operation is called a retroperitoneal lymph node dissection. This is a ...

Volunteering in a charity shop is a great way to make new friends and learn new skills. Click through to find out how you can help us make a difference.

There are practical things you need to do when someone dies. This can be hard to deal with at such a difficult time. Grief is very personal. You might go through a range of feelings and could ...

Treatment for CLL continues to change. Doctors are using newer targeted cancer drugs. This means a stem cell transplant is now a less common treatment for CLL. You have a transplant using donor cells ...

Cancer Research UK is the largest cancer research organisation in the world outside the USA. We fund research on all aspects of cancer from its causes to prevention and treatment. We are committed to ...

Bowel cancer can start in the large bowel (colon cancer) or back passage (rectal cancer). It is also called colorectal cancer. This section is about treatment for colon cancer that hasn't spread to ...

Why are some people worried about pesticides and cancer? Pesticides are chemicals that help plants grow by controlling pests like weeds and insects. You may have heard of products called herbicides or ...

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 ...

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 ...