Head and neck cancer accounts for 3% of all new cancer cases in the UK, with around 4,000 new cases in females and around 8,800 new cases in males every year (2017-2019).

There is a risk of problems or complications after any operation. Possible problems after lung cancer surgery include feeling tired, an air leak from the lung, breathing problems, or pain. Pain can ...

Survival depends on different factors. So 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. Because ...

When will I get the results of my cervical screening? Usually within 2 to 6 weeks. What do the results mean? The test looks for HPV (human papillomavirus). The results will tell you if you have HPV or ...

You might have surgery to remove most or all the lymph nodes in the armpit (axilla) close to the breast. This is called an axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) or axillary clearance. Breast cancer ...

Bladder cancer treatments can affect your sex life in different ways. For women, there might be changes to your vagina or clitoris which alter the sensation of sex. For men, some treatments can damage ...

Faecal impaction means having a large amount of dry, hard poo in the back passage (rectum). Long term or chronic constipation can lead to faecal impaction. Chronic constipation means difficulty having ...

Why have I got hiccups? We all have hiccups from time to time. We don’t know the exact cause of hiccups but possible causes include eating and drinking too quickly, over eating, and alcohol. People ...

Hodgkin lymphoma is a type of blood cancer that affects white blood cells called lymphocytes. It is also called a cancer of the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system is a system of thin tubes and ...

Ascites (pronounced aye-site-eez) is the medical name for a build up of fluid in the tummy (abdomen). If the ascites is caused by cancer it can also be called malignant ascites. Unfortunately having ...

Womb cancer is sometimes called endometrial cancer. The endometrium is the lining of the womb. Endometrial cancer is the most common type of womb cancer. The most common symptom of womb cancer is ...

The skin is made up of 2 main layers, the epidermis and the dermis. The thickness of the epidermis and the dermis varies depending on the part of the body the skin is covering. For example, the skin ...