PRRT is a possible treatment for some NETs that start in the pancreas or the digestive system. It is not a treatment for NECs. Radioisotope therapy uses radioactive medicines to treat some cancer ...

Metastatic bowel cancer is cancer that has spread from the back passage (rectum) or large intestines (colon) to other parts of the body, such as the liver. Sometimes cancer has spread when it is first ...

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 ...

Radioactive scans can help your doctors diagnose some types of neuroendocrine tumour (NET). You have an injection of a low dose radioactive substance, which can show up on a scan. Radioactive scans ...

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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 ...

It can be difficult to find out that you have acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). It’s normal to feel angry, sad, upset and shocked. You might worry about what will happen and how you will cope.

We have lots of tips and resources to help you get started, perfect your push-ups and achieve your fundraising target. We recommend a fundraising target of £150, but, no matter how much you raise, you ...

How you feel after your bowel (colon) cancer operation depends on what type of surgery you have. After a big operation, you might wake up in the intensive care unit (ICU) or high dependency unit (HDU) ...

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 ...

Ear cancer is when abnormal cells in the ear start to grow and divide in an uncontrolled way. Most of these cancers start in the skin of the outer ear. Cancers that develop inside the ear, known as ...