If your brain tumour cant be cured | Cancer Research UK Finding out that your brain tumour can’t be cured is distressing and can be a shock It’s common to feel uncertain and anxious It's normal not to be able to think about anything else There is support available to help you cope with the emotional, practical and physical issues caused by your
Survival for liver cancer - Cancer Research UK Survival depends on different factors No one can tell you exactly how long you will live Doctors usually work out the outlook for a certain disease by looking at large groups of people Primary liver cancer is less common So survival is harder to estimate than for other, more common cancers Some
Survival for pancreatic cancer - Cancer Research UK Your doctor can give you more information about your own outlook (prognosis) You can also talk about this with the Cancer Research UK information nurses on freephone 0808 800 4040, from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday
Blocked bowel | Coping physically | Cancer Research UK A blocked bowel (bowel obstruction) A bowel obstruction means there is a blockage in the bowel It is a serious complication, which is more common with advanced cancer
Stage 4 bowel cancer - Cancer Research UK Stage 4 bowel (colon and rectal) cancer means the cancer has spread to other parts of the body, such as the liver or lungs It's also called metastatic or advanced bowel cancer Stage 4 is divided into 3 stages - 4A, 4B and 4C Stage 4A means that the cancer has spread to 1 distant site or organ
Survival of prostate cancer - Cancer Research UK The outlook (prognosis) for prostate cancer is generally good, particularly if you are diagnosed early Survival depends on many factors No one can tell you exactly how long you will live Below are general statistics based on large groups of people Remember, they can’t tell you what will
Glioblastoma | Brain tumours | Cancer Research UK The 2021 WHO Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System: a summary D Louis and others Neuro Oncology, 2021 Volume 23, Issue 8, Pages 1231-1251
Survival for brain and spinal cord tumours | Cancer Research UK Cancer survival in England, cancers diagnosed 2016 to 2020, followed up to 2021 NHS England These figures are for people diagnosed with a primary brain tumour in England between 2016 and 2020
Treatment options for metastatic bowel cancer Metastatic bowel cancer is cancer that started in either the back passage (rectum) or large bowel (colon) and has spread to another part of the body It is also called advanced cancer Doctors might also describe your bowel cancer as advanced if both: you’re not able to have surgery to remove the